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proper noun · masculinesecond declension

Laevīnus

Laevīnus m sg (genitive Laevīnī)
Classical[ɫae̯ˈwiː.nʊs]Ecclesiastical[leˈviː.nus]

Meaning

  1. a cognomen used by the gens Valeria
    Marcus Valerius Laevinus

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeLaevīnus—
genitiveLaevīnī—
dativeLaevīnō—
accusativeLaevīnum—
ablativeLaevīnō—
vocativeLaevīne—

Laevīnus, i, m. laeva,
I. a Roman surname in the gens Valeria, Plin. 35, 2, 2, § 8. Esp.
1. M. Valerius Laevinus, consul during the second Punic war, Liv. 26, 40.—
2. C. Valerius Laevinus, prætor and consul about B. C. 180, Liv. 40, 44, 2; ib. § 7.—
3. P. Valerius Laevinus, lampooned by Horace, Hor. S. 1, 6, 12; 19.

Origins

From Laevus (cognomen) + -īnus (“-ine”, diminutive suffix) or directly from laevus (“left; clumsy; foolish; unlucky”) + -īnus. Compare the similar cognomen pairs Paetus and Paetinus and Luscus and Luscinus.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

Biography & mythologyLaevinusLaevinus. 2. M. Valerius Laevinus, grandson probably of the preceding, was praetor peregrinus in B. C. 215. But at that crisis of the second Punic war…

Quick answers

What does Laevīnus mean in Latin?
Laevīnus, a proper noun, means “a cognomen used by the gens Valeria”.
What is the genitive of Laevīnus?
The genitive singular is Laevīnī. Laevīnus is masculine, second declension.
How do you pronounce Laevīnus?
In classical Latin, [ɫae̯ˈwiː.nʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [leˈviː.nus].