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laevus

laevus

See also: levo, levo-, and lævo-

Latin

Adjective

laevus m ‎(feminine laeva, neuter laevum); first/second declension

left; on the left side.
(by extension) awkward, foolish
(figuratively) unlucky

Inflection

First/second declension.

Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Number	Singular				Plural
nominative	laevus	laeva	laevum		laevī	laevae	laeva
genitive	laevī	laevae	laevī		laevōrum	laevārum	laevōrum
dative	laevō	laevae	laevō		laevīs
accusative	laevum	laevam	laevum		laevōs	laevās	laeva
ablative	laevō	laevā	laevō		laevīs
vocative	laeve	laeva	laevum		laevī	laevae	laeva

Synonyms

Antonyms

dexter

Related terms

laeva
laevē
laevorsum

Descendants

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
Félix Gaffiot (1934), “laevus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.