Latin edit

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Etymology edit

From saevus (furious, savage) +‎ -itia.

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

saevitia f (genitive saevitiae); first declension

  1. A raging; rage, ferocity, fierceness, fury.
  2. Violence, savageness, savagery, cruelty, severity.

Declension edit

First-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative saevitia saevitiae
Genitive saevitiae saevitiārum
Dative saevitiae saevitiīs
Accusative saevitiam saevitiās
Ablative saevitiā saevitiīs
Vocative saevitia saevitiae

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Descendants edit

  • Catalan: sevícia
  • French: sévices
  • Galician: sevicia
  • Italian: sevizia
  • Portuguese: sevícia
  • Spanish: sevicia

References edit

  • saevitia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • saevitia”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • saevitia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette