[ˈɫɛ.wɪs], [ˈlɛː.vis]
OriginFrom Proto-Italic *leɣʷis (with possible contamination from *breɣʷis), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁lengʰwih₂-, from *h₁léngʰus, from *h₁lengʷʰ- (“lightweight”). Cognates include Sanskrit लघु (laghú), Ancient Greek ἐλᾰφρός, ἐλᾰχῠ́ς (elăphrós, elăkhŭ́s) and Old English lēoht (English light).
- declension-3, literally, two-terminationlight, not heavy
“levis armaturae Numidas” — the light-armed Numidians
- declension-3, poetic, two-termination, usuallyeasy to digest
- declension-3, two-terminationquick, swift, fleet, nimble, rapid
“subtile et leve peditum Libonis,” — the precise and nimble flatulence of Libo,
- declension-3, poetic, two-termination, usuallyslight, trifling, small
“levis tactus” — a slight, gentle touch
- Classical-Latin, declension-3, figuratively, two-terminationlight, trivial, trifling, unimportant, inconsiderable, slight, little, petty, easy, dispensable
“Curae leues locuntur, ingentes stupent.” — Trivial concerns talk, great ones are speechless.
- declension-3, figuratively, two-terminationlight, light-minded, capricious, fickle, inconstant, unreliable, false
- declension-3, figuratively, rare, two-terminationmild, gentle, pleasant
“dum sedet, umbrōsae salicēs volucrēsque canōrae” — While she sits, the shady willows, the songs of birds,
and the gentle murmur of the water invite slumber.
- Classical-Latin, declension-3, literally, poetic, two-terminationslippery
“levi cum sanguine Nisus labitur infelix” — (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- Classical-Latin, declension-3, literally, poetic, two-terminationwithout hair, beardless
- Classical-Latin, declension-3, literally, poetic, two-terminationyouthful, delicate, beautiful; finely dressed, spruce, effeminate
- declension-3, rare, two-terminationrubbed smooth, ground down, softened, soft
- Classical-Latin, declension-3, rare, two-termination(of speech) smooth, flowing
Formsleve(neuter) · levior(comparative) · levissimus(superlative) · leviter(adverb) · levis(feminine, masculine, nominative, singular) · leve(neuter, nominative, singular) · levēs(feminine, masculine, nominative, plural) · levia(neuter, nominative, plural) · levis(feminine, genitive, masculine, neuter, singular) · levium(feminine, genitive, masculine, neuter, plural) · levī(dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, singular) · levibus(dative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural) · levem(accusative, feminine, masculine, singular) · leve(accusative, neuter, singular) · levīs(accusative, feminine, masculine, plural) · levēs(accusative, feminine, masculine, plural) · levia(accusative, neuter, plural) · levī(ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, singular) · levibus(ablative, feminine, masculine, neuter, plural) · levis(feminine, masculine, singular, vocative)