Saevius

Latin

Etymology

From saevus (“fierce, savage”) +‎ -ius.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsae̯.u̯i.us/, [ˈs̠äe̯u̯iʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈse.vi.us/, [ˈsɛːvius]

Proper noun

Saevius m sg (genitive Saeviī or Saevī); second declension

1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
   1. Saevius Nicanor, a Roman grammarian mentioned by Suetonius

Declension

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

• “Nicanor, Saevius”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray