laevus
See also: levo, levo-, and lævo-
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *leh₂iwo-. Cognates include Ancient Greek λαιός (laiós, “left, awkward”) and Old Church Slavonic лѣвъ (lěvŭ, “left”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈlae̯.wus/, [ˈɫae̯.wʊs]
Adjective
laevus (feminine laeva, neuter laevum); first/second declension
- left; on the left side
- Synonyms: scaevus, sinister
- Antonym: dexter
- (by extension) awkward, foolish
- (figuratively) unlucky
Inflection
First/second declension.
| 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 | laevae | laevō | laevīs | laevīs | laevīs | |
| Accusative | laevum | laevam | laevum | laevōs | laevās | laeva | |
| Ablative | laevō | laevā | laevō | laevīs | laevīs | laevīs | |
| Vocative | laeve | laeva | laevum | laevī | laevae | laeva | |
Related terms
- laeva
- laevē
- Laevius
- laevorsum
Descendants
- → English: levo-
- ⇒ English: levulose
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