LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinefirst declension

Scaeva

Scaeva m sg (genitive Scaevae)

Meaning

  1. masculinesingulara cognomen used by the gentes Junia, Sibidiena, Publicia, and others
    Decimus Junius Brutus Scaeva

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeScaeva—
genitiveScaevae—
dativeScaevae—
accusativeScaevam—
ablativeScaevā—
vocativeScaeva—

scaeva, ae, f., v. scaevus.
scaeva, ae, m. scaevus,
I. a lefthanded person, Dig. 21, 1, 12; cf. Scaevola.
Scaeva, ae, m. 2. scaeva,
I. a Roman surname, e. g. D. Junius Brutus Scaeva, consul A. U. C. 429, Liv. 10, 43; 10, 47: Cassius Scaeva, a partisan of Cœsar, Caes. B. C. 3, 53; Cic. Att. 13, 23, 3.

Origins

From scaeva (“left; left-handed; clumsy; unlucky”), from Proto-Italic *skaiwos, from Proto-Indo-European *skeh₂iwos.

Quick answers

What does Scaeva mean in Latin?
Scaeva, a proper noun, means “a cognomen used by the gentes Junia, Sibidiena, Publicia, and others”.
What is the genitive of Scaeva?
The genitive singular is Scaevae. Scaeva is masculine, first declension.