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

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈlae̯.u̯us/, [ˈɫ̪äe̯u̯ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈle.vus/, [ˈlɛːvus]

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.

	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

• laeva
• laevē
• Laevinus
• Laevius
• laevorsum
• Laevus

 

Descendants

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

See also

• ambi-

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.