Laevius
Latin
editEtymology
editFrom Laevus (agnomen and cognomen) + -ius (“-y”, adjective-forming suffix) or directly from laevus (“left; clumsy; unlucky”) + -ius. Compare Plancus & Plancius and Plautus & Plautius.
Pronunciation
edit- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈlae̯.u̯i.us/, [ˈɫ̪äe̯u̯iʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈle.vi.us/, [ˈlɛːvius]
Proper noun
editLaevius m sg (genitive Laeviī or Laevī); second declension
Declension
editSecond-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Laevius |
Genitive | Laeviī Laevī1 |
Dative | Laeviō |
Accusative | Laevium |
Ablative | Laeviō |
Vocative | Laevī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- “Laevius”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Laevius in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.