Saevius

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Latin

Etymology

From saevus (“fierce, savage”) +‎ -ius.

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Saevius m sg (genitive Saeviī or Saevī); second declension

  1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
    1. Saevius Nicanor, a Roman grammarian mentioned by Suetonius

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Saevius
genitive Saeviī
Saevī1
dative Saeviō
accusative Saevium
ablative Saeviō
vocative Saevī

1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

References

  • “Nicanor, Saevius”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
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