"laevus" meaning in Latin

See laevus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈlae̯.u̯us/ [Classical], [ˈɫ̪äe̯u̯ʊs̠] [Classical], /ˈle.vus/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈlɛːvus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Proto-Indo-European *leh₂iwos. Cognates include Ancient Greek λαιός (laiós, “left, awkward”) and Old Church Slavonic лѣвъ (lěvŭ, “left”). Etymology templates: {{der|la|ine-pro|*leh₂iwos}} Proto-Indo-European *leh₂iwos, {{cog|grc|λαιός||left, awkward}} Ancient Greek λαιός (laiós, “left, awkward”), {{cog|cu|лѣвъ||left}} Old Church Slavonic лѣвъ (lěvŭ, “left”) Head templates: {{la-adj|laevus}} laevus (feminine laeva, neuter laevum); first/second-declension adjective Inflection templates: {{la-adecl|laevus}} Forms: laeva [feminine], laevum [neuter], no-table-tags [table-tags], laevus [masculine, nominative, singular], laeva [feminine, nominative, singular], laevum [neuter, nominative, singular], laevī [masculine, nominative, plural], laevae [feminine, nominative, plural], laeva [neuter, nominative, plural], laevī [genitive, masculine, singular], laevae [feminine, genitive, singular], laevī [genitive, neuter, singular], laevōrum [genitive, masculine, plural], laevārum [feminine, genitive, plural], laevōrum [genitive, neuter, plural], laevō [dative, masculine, singular], laevae [dative, feminine, singular], laevō [dative, neuter, singular], laevīs [dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], laevum [accusative, masculine, singular], laevam [accusative, feminine, singular], laevum [accusative, neuter, singular], laevōs [accusative, masculine, plural], laevās [accusative, feminine, plural], laeva [accusative, neuter, plural], laevō [ablative, masculine, singular], laevā [ablative, feminine, singular], laevō [ablative, neuter, singular], laevīs [ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural], laeve [masculine, singular, vocative], laeva [feminine, singular, vocative], laevum [neuter, singular, vocative], laevī [masculine, plural, vocative], laevae [feminine, plural, vocative], laeva [neuter, plural, vocative]
  1. left; on the left side Tags: adjective, declension-1, declension-2 Synonyms: scaevus, sinister
    Sense id: en-laevus-la-adj-09nybbIH Categories (other): Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 43 28 14 14
  2. (figuratively) clumsy, awkward Tags: adjective, declension-1, declension-2, figuratively
    Sense id: en-laevus-la-adj-ZgfpDvDg
  3. (figuratively) foolish Tags: adjective, declension-1, declension-2, figuratively
    Sense id: en-laevus-la-adj-fTBf1HPz
  4. unlucky Tags: adjective, declension-1, declension-2
    Sense id: en-laevus-la-adj-4N1bXJug
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: laeva, Laevinus, Laevius, laevorsum, Laevus, laevē, ambi-

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Alternative forms

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        "singular"
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        "feminine",
        "singular"
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      "form": "laevum",
      "source": "declension",
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        "neuter",
        "singular"
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        "masculine",
        "plural"
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      "form": "laevās",
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        "plural"
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    {
      "form": "laeva",
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      "form": "laevā",
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        "ablative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laevō",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laevīs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laeve",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laeva",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laevum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laevī",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laevae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laeva",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "laevus"
      },
      "expansion": "laevus (feminine laeva, neuter laevum); first/second-declension adjective",
      "name": "la-adj"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "laevus"
      },
      "name": "la-adecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "laeva"
    },
    {
      "word": "Laevinus"
    },
    {
      "word": "Laevius"
    },
    {
      "word": "laevorsum"
    },
    {
      "word": "Laevus"
    },
    {
      "word": "laevē"
    },
    {
      "word": "ambi-"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "dexter"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "left; on the left side"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "left",
          "left"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "scaevus"
        },
        {
          "word": "sinister"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "adjective",
        "declension-1",
        "declension-2"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "clumsy, awkward"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "clumsy",
          "clumsy"
        ],
        [
          "awkward",
          "awkward"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) clumsy, awkward"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "adjective",
        "declension-1",
        "declension-2",
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "foolish"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "foolish",
          "foolish"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(figuratively) foolish"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "adjective",
        "declension-1",
        "declension-2",
        "figuratively"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "unlucky"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "unlucky",
          "unlucky"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "adjective",
        "declension-1",
        "declension-2"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈlae̯.u̯us/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɫ̪äe̯u̯ʊs̠]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈle.vus/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈlɛːvus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "laevus"
}
{
  "called_from": "inflection/865",
  "msg": "inflection table: IF WITHOUT ELSE EVALS False: laevus/Latin 'Number' base_tags=set()",
  "path": [
    "laevus"
  ],
  "section": "Latin",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "laevus",
  "trace": ""
}

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