Laevus

Latin

Etymology

From laevus (“left; left-handed; clumsy; unlucky”), from Proto-Indo-European *leh₂iwos.

Pronunciation

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

Proper noun

Laevus m sg (genitive Laevī); second declension

1. a cognomen of the gens Cispia, Cicereia, and others

   Lucius Cispius Laevus

    

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Laevus
genitive	Laevī
dative	Laevō
accusative	Laevum
ablative	Laevō
vocative	Laeve

Derived terms

• Laevinus
• Laevius