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.

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