Severus

See also: severus

English edit

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Severus

Pronunciation edit

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

Proper noun edit

Severus

An ancient Roman cognomen, notably that of Septimius Severus.

Derived terms edit

Severan

Translations edit

an ancient Roman cognomen, notably that of Septimius Severus

French: Sévère (fr)
Italian: Severo (it)
Latin: Severus (la)
Portuguese: Severo (pt)
Russian: Север (ru) (Sever)

References edit

↑ ^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

(Classical) IPA^(key): /seˈu̯eː.rus/, [s̠eˈu̯eːrʊs̠]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /seˈve.rus/, [seˈvɛːrus]

Proper noun edit

Sevērus m sg (genitive Sevērī); second declension

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

Sevēriānus

Descendants edit

Italian: Severo
Portuguese: Sever, Severo

References edit

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

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