levo
English
Adjective
levo (not comparable)
Antonyms
Translations
levorotatory — see levorotatory
Anagrams
Italian
Verb
levo
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology 1
From levis (“light, not heavy”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈle.woː/
Verb
levō (present infinitive levāre, perfect active levāvī, supine levātum); first conjugation
Inflection
Synonyms
- (make light, lighten): levigō
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
Etymology 2
From lēvis (“smooth”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈleː.woː/
Verb
lēvō (present infinitive lēvāre, perfect active lēvāvī, supine lēvātum); first conjugation
Inflection
Synonyms
- (make smooth, polish): lēvigō
Related terms
See also
References
- levo in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- levo in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- levo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- to comfort another in his trouble: aliquem aegritudine levare
- the price of corn is going down: annona laxatur, levatur, vilior fit
- (ambiguous) men of sound opinions: homines graves (opp. leves)
- to comfort another in his trouble: aliquem aegritudine levare
- levo in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
Portuguese
Verb
levo
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
- (Ijekavian): lijȇvo
Adverb
lȇvo (Cyrillic spelling ле̑во)
- left (direction)
Spanish
Verb
levo
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