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levo
levo
Latin
Etymology 1
From levis (“light, not heavy”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈle.woː/
Verb
levō (present infinitive levāre, perfect active levāvī, supine levātum); first conjugation
Inflection
Synonyms
- (make light, lighten): levigō
Derived terms
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Descendants
Etymology 2
From lēvis (“smooth”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈleː.woː/
Verb
lēvō (present infinitive lēvāre, perfect active lēvāvī, supine lēvātum); first conjugation
Inflection
Synonyms
- (make smooth, polish): lēvigō
Related terms
See also
References
- levo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- levo in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “levo”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to comfort another in his trouble: aliquem aegritudine levare
- the price of corn is going down: annona laxatur, levatur, vilior fit
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(ambiguous) men of sound opinions: homines graves (opp. leves)
- to comfort another in his trouble: aliquem aegritudine levare
- levo in William Smith., editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly