levis

Betekenis (Engels)

1. (declension-3, literally, two-termination) light, not heavy
2. (declension-3, poetic, two-termination, usually) easy to digest
3. (declension-3, two-termination) quick, swift, fleet, nimble, rapid
4. (declension-3, poetic, two-termination, usually) slight, trifling, small
5. (Classical-Latin, declension-3, figuratively, two-termination) light, trivial, trifling, unimportant, inconsiderable, slight, little, petty, easy, dispensable
6. (declension-3, figuratively, two-termination) light, light-minded, capricious, fickle, inconstant, unreliable, false
7. (declension-3, figuratively, rare, two-termination) mild, gentle, pleasant

Teenoorgestelde van

gravis, lentus, asper

Sinonieme

celox

lubricus

velox

citus

rapidulus

labosus

labidus

laevis

Vertalings

léger

leicht

light

ligero

leggero

liviano

licht

leve

glatt

lleuger

insignificante

glad

lisse

smooth

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

[ˈɫɛ.wɪs]

Etimologie (Engels)

From 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).