Severus

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See also: severus

English[edit]

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Pronunciation[edit]

  • enPR: sə-vîrʹəs[1]
  • Hyphenation: Se‧ve‧rus[1]

Proper noun[edit]

Severus

  1. An ancient Roman cognomen, notably that of Septimius Severus.

Derived terms[edit]

Translations[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 “Severus”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.

Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From sevērus (“severe”).

Pronunciation[edit]

Proper noun[edit]

Sevērus m sg (genitive Sevērī); second declension

  1. A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
    1. Septimius Severus, a Roman emperor

Declension[edit]

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Sevērus
Genitive Sevērī
Dative Sevērō
Accusative Sevērum
Ablative Sevērō
Vocative Sevēre

Derived terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Italian: Severo
  • Portuguese: Sever, Severo

References[edit]

  • Severus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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