scaevus

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Latin

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Etymology

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From Proto-Italic *skaiwos, from Proto-Indo-European *skeh₂iwos. Cognates include Ancient Greek σκαιός (skaiós, rude; brusque).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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scaevus (feminine scaeva, neuter scaevum); first/second-declension adjective

  1. left; on the left side
    Synonyms: laevus, sinister
    Antonym: dexter
  2. (figuratively) clumsy
  3. unlucky
  4. powerfully influenced by luck (fortuna), for good or bad

Declension

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First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative scaevus scaeva scaevum scaevī scaevae scaeva
Genitive scaevī scaevae scaevī scaevōrum scaevārum scaevōrum
Dative scaevō scaevō scaevīs
Accusative scaevum scaevam scaevum scaevōs scaevās scaeva
Ablative scaevō scaevā scaevō scaevīs
Vocative scaeve scaeva scaevum scaevī scaevae scaeva

Derived terms

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See also

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References

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  • scaevus”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • scaevus in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • scaevus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN