suavis

Etymology
. The extension of the u-stem into an i-stem is regular (compare, ) and must have occurred before the loss of  in medial.

Pronunciation

 * Note: the first is found scanned as a consonant glide in Plautus, Terence and classical poetry, but sparely also as a vowel in some Late Latin poetry of the 5th and 6th centuries, with Romance descendants typically reflecting the latter. However, compare the early attestation of  in Lucretius.
 * Note: the first is found scanned as a consonant glide in Plautus, Terence and classical poetry, but sparely also as a vowel in some Late Latin poetry of the 5th and 6th centuries, with Romance descendants typically reflecting the latter. However, compare the early attestation of  in Lucretius.
 * Note: the first is found scanned as a consonant glide in Plautus, Terence and classical poetry, but sparely also as a vowel in some Late Latin poetry of the 5th and 6th centuries, with Romance descendants typically reflecting the latter. However, compare the early attestation of  in Lucretius.

Adjective

 * 1) sweet, pleasant, delicious