saevus

Latin

Alternative forms

saevis
sēvus (Medieval Latin)

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.u̯us/, [ˈs̠äe̯u̯ʊs̠]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈse.vus/, [ˈsɛːvus]

Adjective

saevus (feminine saeva, neuter saevum, comparative saevior, superlative saevissimus, adverb saevē); first/second-declension adjective

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

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

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

Derived terms

Descendants

Italian: sevo
Portuguese: sevo

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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