saevitia

Latin

Etymology

From saevus (“furious, savage”).

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /sae̯ˈwi.ti.a/, [sae̯ˈwɪ.ti.a]

Noun

saevitia f (genitive saevitiae); first declension

A raging; rage, ferocity, fierceness, fury.
Violence, savageness, savagery, cruelty, severity.

Inflection

First declension.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	saevitia	saevitiae
Genitive	saevitiae	saevitiārum
Dative	saevitiae	saevitiīs
Accusative	saevitiam	saevitiās
Ablative	saevitiā	saevitiīs
Vocative	saevitia	saevitiae

Synonyms

(ferocity; violence): saevitūdō

Related terms

Related terms

Descendants

French: sévices
Italian: sevizia
Spanish: sevicia
Portuguese: sevícia
Galician: sevicia

References

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

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