laevus
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *leh₂iwos. Cognates include Ancient Greek λαιός (laiós, “left, awkward”) and Old Church Slavonic лѣвъ (lěvŭ, “left”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈlae̯.u̯us/, [ˈɫ̪äe̯u̯ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈle.vus/, [ˈlɛːvus]
Adjective
[edit]laevus (feminine laeva, neuter laevum); first/second-declension adjective
- left; on the left side
- (figuratively) clumsy, awkward
- (figuratively) foolish
- unlucky
Declension
[edit]First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | laevus | laeva | laevum | laevī | laevae | laeva | |
| genitive | laevī | laevae | laevī | laevōrum | laevārum | laevōrum | |
| dative | laevō | laevae | laevō | laevīs | |||
| accusative | laevum | laevam | laevum | laevōs | laevās | laeva | |
| ablative | laevō | laevā | laevō | laevīs | |||
| vocative | laeve | laeva | laevum | laevī | laevae | laeva | |
Related terms
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[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- “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.