noun · femininefirst declension
laeva
laeva f (genitive laevae)
Meaning
- femininethe left hand
- femininethe left side
ad laevam alicuius sedem capere
to sit on the left side of someone
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | laeva | laevae |
| genitive | laevae | laevārum |
| dative | laevae | laevīs |
| accusative | laevam | laevās |
| ablative | laevā | laevīs |
| vocative | laeva | laevae |
laeva, ae, f.,
I. the left hand, v. laevus, I. B. 1.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
laeva ae, f
laevus, the left hand (sc. manus): petit dextrā laevāque Serestum, V.: Cognovi clipeum laevae gestamina nostrae, O.— The left side, left (sc. pars): Laevam cohors petivit, V.: laevam pete, go to the left , O.—Abl. As adv., on the left side, on the left : dextrā montibus, laevā amne saeptus, on the left , L.
Origins
See laevus.