"laevus" meaning in Latin

See laevus in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: [ˈɫae̯.wʊs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈlɛː.vus] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: From Proto-Indo-European *leh₂iwos (“left (side)”). Cognates include Ancient Greek λαιός (laiós, “left, awkward”), Old Church Slavonic лѣвъ (lěvŭ, “left”), and Tocharian B laiwo (“lassitude”). Etymology templates: {{etymon|la|:der|ine-pro:*leh₂iwos}} [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*leh₂iwos", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "laevus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="laevus">, {{der|la|ine-pro|*leh₂iwos|t=left (side)}} Proto-Indo-European *leh₂iwos (“left (side)”), {{cog|grc|λαιός||left, awkward}} Ancient Greek λαιός (laiós, “left, awkward”), {{cog|cu|лѣвъ||left}} Old Church Slavonic лѣвъ (lěvŭ, “left”), {{cog|txb|laiwo|t=lassitude}} Tocharian B laiwo (“lassitude”) 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 referencing missing etymons, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Latin entries referencing missing etymons: 25 39 17 19 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 24 39 17 20 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 27 73 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 73 0 0
  2. (figuratively) clumsy, awkward Tags: adjective, declension-1, declension-2, figuratively
    Sense id: en-laevus-la-adj-ZgfpDvDg Categories (other): Latin entries referencing missing etymons, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Latin entries referencing missing etymons: 25 39 17 19 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 24 39 17 20 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 27 73 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 73 0 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 44 56 0 0
  3. (figuratively) foolish Tags: adjective, declension-1, declension-2, figuratively
    Sense id: en-laevus-la-adj-fTBf1HPz Categories (other): Latin entries referencing missing etymons, Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Latin entries referencing missing etymons: 25 39 17 19 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 24 39 17 20
  4. unlucky Tags: adjective, declension-1, declension-2
    Sense id: en-laevus-la-adj-4N1bXJug Categories (other): Latin entries referencing missing etymons, Latin entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Latin entries referencing missing etymons: 25 39 17 19 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 24 39 17 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: laeva, laevē, Laevinus, Laevius, laevorsum, Laevus, ambi-

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "name": "etymon"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "la",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*leh₂iwos",
        "t": "left (side)"
      },
      "expansion": "Proto-Indo-European *leh₂iwos (“left (side)”)",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "grc",
        "2": "λαιός",
        "3": "",
        "4": "left, awkward"
      },
      "expansion": "Ancient Greek λαιός (laiós, “left, awkward”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "cu",
        "2": "лѣвъ",
        "3": "",
        "4": "left"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Church Slavonic лѣвъ (lěvŭ, “left”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "txb",
        "2": "laiwo",
        "t": "lassitude"
      },
      "expansion": "Tocharian B laiwo (“lassitude”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Indo-European *leh₂iwos (“left (side)”). Cognates include Ancient Greek λαιός (laiós, “left, awkward”), Old Church Slavonic лѣвъ (lěvŭ, “left”), and Tocharian B laiwo (“lassitude”).",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "laeva",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laevum",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "no-table-tags",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "la-adecl",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "inflection-template"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laevus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laeva",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laevum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laevī",
      "links": [
        [
          "laevī",
          "laevi#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laevae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laeva",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "neuter",
        "nominative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laevī",
      "links": [
        [
          "laevī",
          "laevi#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laevae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laevī",
      "links": [
        [
          "laevī",
          "laevi#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laevōrum",
      "links": [
        [
          "laevōrum",
          "laevorum#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laevārum",
      "links": [
        [
          "laevārum",
          "laevarum#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "genitive",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laevōrum",
      "links": [
        [
          "laevōrum",
          "laevorum#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "genitive",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laevō",
      "links": [
        [
          "laevō",
          "laevo#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laevae",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laevō",
      "links": [
        [
          "laevō",
          "laevo#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laevīs",
      "links": [
        [
          "laevīs",
          "laevis#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "dative",
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laevum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laevam",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laevum",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laevōs",
      "links": [
        [
          "laevōs",
          "laevos#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laevās",
      "links": [
        [
          "laevās",
          "laevas#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laeva",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "accusative",
        "neuter",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laevō",
      "links": [
        [
          "laevō",
          "laevo#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "masculine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laevā",
      "links": [
        [
          "laevā",
          "laeva#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laevō",
      "links": [
        [
          "laevō",
          "laevo#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "neuter",
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "laevīs",
      "links": [
        [
          "laevīs",
          "laevis#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "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",
      "links": [
        [
          "laevī",
          "laevi#Latin"
        ]
      ],
      "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": "laevē"
    },
    {
      "word": "Laevinus"
    },
    {
      "word": "Laevius"
    },
    {
      "word": "laevorsum"
    },
    {
      "word": "Laevus"
    },
    {
      "word": "ambi-"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "antonyms": [
        {
          "word": "dexter"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "Latin terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "and thence through so many unruly seas\nit carried its master, whether a left or a right breeze\nwould call, or a favorable wind (Jupiter) fell\non each sheet at the same time",
          "ref": "c. 84 BCE – 54 BCE, Catullus, Carmina 4",
          "text": "et inde tot per impotentia freta\nerum tulisse (laeva sīve dextera\nvocāret aura, sīve utrumque Iuppiter\nsimul secundus incidisset in pedem)",
          "translation": "and thence through so many unruly seas\nit carried its master, whether a left or a right breeze\nwould call, or a favorable wind (Jupiter) fell\non each sheet at the same time",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "left; on the left side"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "left",
          "left"
        ],
        [
          "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": "[ˈɫae̯.wʊs]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈlɛː.vus]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "laevus"
}

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