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saevus

saevus

Latin

Alternative forms

saevis

Adjective

saevus m ‎(feminine saeva, neuter saevum); first/second declension

Furious, ferocious, fierce, violent, barbarous, cruel, savage.

Inflection

First/second declension.

Case / Gender	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter		Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
Number	Singular				Plural
nominative	saevus	saeva	saevum		saevī	saevae	saeva
genitive	saevī	saevae	saevī		saevōrum	saevārum	saevōrum
dative	saevō	saevae	saevō		saevīs
accusative	saevum	saevam	saevum		saevōs	saevās	saeva
ablative	saevō	saevā	saevō		saevīs
vocative	saeve	saeva	saevum		saevī	saevae	saeva

Derived terms

Derived terms

Descendants

Italian: sevo
Portuguese: sevo

References

saevus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
saevus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
Félix Gaffiot (1934), “saevus”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.