LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

ambilaevus

ambilaevus (feminine ambilaeva, neuter ambilaevum)

Meaning

  1. Medieval Latinadjectivehaving two left hands; clumsy

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeambilaevusambilaevaambilaevum
genitiveambilaevīambilaevaeambilaevī
dativeambilaevōambilaevaeambilaevō
accusativeambilaevumambilaevamambilaevum
ablativeambilaevōambilaevāambilaevō
vocativeambilaeveambilaevaambilaevum
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeambilaevīambilaevaeambilaeva
genitiveambilaevōrumambilaevārumambilaevōrum
dativeambilaevīsambilaevīsambilaevīs
accusativeambilaevōsambilaevāsambilaeva
ablativeambilaevīsambilaevīsambilaevīs
vocativeambilaevīambilaevaeambilaeva

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts?
  3. Latinambilaevus

Proto-Indo-European *h₂m̥bʰíder. Proto-Italic *amβi- Latin ambi- Proto-Indo-European *leh₂iwosder. Latin laevus Latin ambilaevus From ambi- + laevus.

In English words that came into English from ambilaevus

  • ambilevousambilaevus

Quick answers

What does ambilaevus mean in Latin?
ambilaevus, a adjective, means “having two left hands; clumsy”.
Where does ambilaevus come from?
Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- → Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts? → Latin ambilaevus.