laevus

See also: levo, levo-, and lævo-

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *leh₂iwos. Cognates include Ancient Greek λαιός (laiós, “left, awkward”) and Old Church Slavonic лѣвъ (lěvŭ, “left”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

laevus (feminine laeva, neuter laevum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. left; on the left side
    Synonyms: scaevus, sinister
    Antonym: dexter
  2. (figuratively) clumsy, awkward
  3. (figuratively) foolish
  4. unlucky

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative laevus laeva laevum laevī laevae laeva
Genitive laevī laevae laevī laevōrum laevārum laevōrum
Dative laevō laevō laevīs
Accusative laevum laevam laevum laevōs laevās laeva
Ablative laevō laevā laevō laevīs
Vocative laeve laeva laevum laevī laevae laeva

Descendants
  • → English: levo-
  • →? Etruscan: 𐌋𐌀𐌉𐌅𐌄 (laive)
  • → Italian: levo

See also

References
  • “laevus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “laevus”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • laevus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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