Laevius

Latin

Etymology

From laevus (“left”) +‎ -ius.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈlae̯.u̯i.us/, [ˈɫ̪äe̯u̯iʊs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈle.vi.us/, [ˈlɛːvius]

Proper noun

Laevius m sg (genitive Laeviī or Laevī); second declension

  1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
    1. Laevius, a Roman poet

Declension

Second-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
  • Laeviānus

References
  • “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
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