saevio

Latin

Etymology

From saevus (“furious, ferocious”) +‎ -iō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsae̯.u̯i.oː/, [ˈs̠äe̯u̯ioː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈse.vi.o/, [ˈsɛːvio]

Verb

saeviō (present infinitive saevīre, perfect active saeviī, supine saevītum); fourth conjugation, impersonal in the passive

1. to rage, vent anger; to be furious

   Synonyms: īrāscor, furō, indignor, obīrāscor, queror

2. (of wind or waves) to thrash about, move violently

Conjugation

• The only passive forms found for this verb are third-person singular.

   Conjugation of saeviō (fourth conjugation, impersonal in passive)

indicative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	saeviō	saevīs	saevit	saevīmus	saevītis	saeviunt
	imperfect	saeviēbam, saevībam	saeviēbās, saevībās	saeviēbat, saevībat	saeviēbāmus, saevībāmus	saeviēbātis, saevībātis	saeviēbant, saevībant
	future	saeviam, saevībō	saeviēs, saevībis	saeviet, saevībit	saeviēmus, saevībimus	saeviētis, saevībitis	saevient, saevībunt
	perfect	saeviī	saeviistī	saeviit	saeviimus	saeviistis	saeviērunt, saeviēre
	pluperfect	saevieram	saevierās	saevierat	saevierāmus	saevierātis	saevierant
	future perfect	saevierō	saevieris	saevierit	saevierimus	saevieritis	saevierint
passive	present	—	—	saevītur	—	—	—
	imperfect	—	—	saeviēbātur	—	—	—
	future	—	—	saeviētur	—	—	—
	perfect	—	—	saevītum est	—	—	—
	pluperfect	—	—	saevītum erat	—	—	—
	future perfect	—	—	saevītum erit	—	—	—
subjunctive		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	saeviam	saeviās	saeviat	saeviāmus	saeviātis	saeviant
imperfect	saevīrem	saevīrēs	saevīret	saevīrēmus	saevīrētis	saevīrent
perfect	saevierim	saevierīs	saevierit	saevierīmus	saevierītis	saevierint
pluperfect	saeviissem	saeviissēs	saeviisset	saeviissēmus	saeviissētis	saeviissent
passive	present	—	—	saeviātur	—	—	—
imperfect	—	—	saevīrētur	—	—	—
perfect	—	—	saevītum sit	—	—	—
pluperfect	—	—	saevītum esset, saevītum foret	—	—	—
imperative		singular			plural
		first	second	third	first	second	third
active	present	—	saevī	—	—	saevīte	—
	future	—	saevītō	saevītō	—	saevītōte	saeviuntō
non-finite forms		active			passive
		present	perfect	future	present	perfect	future
infinitives		saevīre	saeviisse	saevītūrum esse	saevīrī	saevītum esse	—
participles		saeviēns	—	saevītūrus	—	saevītum	saeviendum, saeviundum
verbal nouns		gerund				supine
		genitive	dative	accusative	ablative	accusative	ablative
		saeviendī	saeviendō	saeviendum	saeviendō	saevītum	saevītū

Related terms

• saevē
• saevitās
• saeviter
• saevitiā
• saevitūdo
• saevus

Descendants

• French: sévir

References

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