laevus

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

Adjective edit

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 edit

First/second-declension adjective.

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

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

See also edit

• ambi-

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.