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

Concepten

licht

glad

glibberig

snel

snelle

vlug

Tegenovergesteld aan

gravis, lentus, asper

Synoniemen

celox

lubricus

velox

citus

rapidulus

labosus

labidus

laevis

Vertalingen

léger

light

ligero

leicht

liviano

leggero

leve

glatt

lleuger

insignificante

lisse

smooth

swift

rapid

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

[ˈɫɛ.wɪs]

Etymologie (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).