suavis

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *swādwis, from Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂dwih₂-, from *swéh₂dus. The associated verb suādeō retained the original d. Cognate to Ancient Greek ἡδύς (hēdús), English sweet, Sanskrit स्वादु (svādu).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈswaː.wis/, [ˈswaː.wɪs]
(Classical) IPA^(key): /suˈaː.wis/, [sʊˈaː.wɪs] (sometimes in poetry)

Adjective

suāvis (neuter suāve, comparative suāvior, superlative suāvissimus, adverb suāvē or suāviter); third-declension two-termination adjective

sweet, pleasant, delicious

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter	Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Number	Singular		Plural
Nominative	suāvis	suāve	suāvēs	suāvia
Genitive	suāvis		suāvium
Dative	suāvī		suāvibus
Accusative	suāvem	suāve	suāvēs suāvīs	suāvia
Ablative	suāvī		suāvibus
Vocative	suāvis	suāve	suāvēs	suāvia

Derived terms

Descendants

Catalan: suau
English: suave
French: suave
Italian: soave
Old French: soef
Portuguese: suave
Spanish: suave

References

suavis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
suavis in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
suavis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

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