suavis
Latin
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *swādwis, from Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂dwih₂-, from *swéh₂dus. The associated verb suādeō retained the original d. Cognate to Ancient Greek ἡδύς (hēdús), English sweet, Sanskrit स्वादु (svādu).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈswaː.wis/, [ˈswaː.wɪs]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /suˈaː.wis/, [sʊˈaː.wɪs] (sometimes in poetry)
Adjective
suāvis (neuter suāve, comparative suāvior, superlative suāvissimus, adverb suāvē or suāviter); third-declension two-termination adjective
- sweet, pleasant, delicious
Declension
Third-declension two-termination adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | suāvis | suāve | suāvēs | suāvia | |
| Genitive | suāvis | suāvium | |||
| Dative | suāvī | suāvibus | |||
| Accusative | suāvem | suāve | suāvēs suāvīs | suāvia | |
| Ablative | suāvī | suāvibus | |||
| Vocative | suāvis | suāve | suāvēs | suāvia | |
Derived terms
- suāve
- suāvillum
- suāvitās
- suāviter
- suāvium
Descendants
- Catalan: suau
- English: suave
- French: suave
- Italian: soave
- Old French: soef
- Portuguese: suave
- Spanish: suave
References
- suavis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- suavis in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- suavis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette