saevus

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *seh₂y-wo- (“to be fierce, afflict”). Cognate with English sore and possibly with English sea.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsae̯.wus/, [ˈsae̯.wʊs]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈsɛ.vus/, [ˈsɛː.vus]
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Adjective

saevus (feminine saeva, neuter saevum); first/second declension

  1. Furious, ferocious, fierce, violent, barbarous, cruel, savage.

Inflection

First/second declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative saevus saeva saevum saevī saevae saeva
Genitive saevī saevae saevī saevōrum saevārum saevōrum
Dative saevō saevae saevō saevīs saevīs saevīs
Accusative saevum saevam saevum saevōs saevās saeva
Ablative saevō saevā saevō saevīs saevīs saevīs
Vocative saeve saeva saevum saevī saevae saeva

Derived terms
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Descendants

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