Saevius
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See also: saevius
Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From saevus (“fierce, savage”) + -ius.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈsae̯.u̯i.us/, [ˈs̠äe̯u̯iʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈse.vi.us/, [ˈsɛːvius]
Proper noun
[edit]Saevius m sg (genitive Saeviī or Saevī); second declension
- a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
- Saevius Nicanor, a Roman grammarian mentioned by Suetonius
Declension
[edit]Second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
---|---|
Nominative | Saevius |
Genitive | Saeviī Saevī1 |
Dative | Saeviō |
Accusative | Saevium |
Ablative | Saeviō |
Vocative | Saevī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References
[edit]- “Nicanor, Saevius”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray