Saevius
See also: saevius
Latin edit
Etymology edit
From saevus (“fierce, savage”) + -ius.
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) 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