saevitia

Latin

Alternative forms

sēvitia (medieval)

Etymology

From saevus (“furious, savage”) +‎ -itia.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /sae̯ˈu̯i.ti.a/, [s̠äe̯ˈu̯ɪt̪iä]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /seˈvit.t͡si.a/, [seˈvit̪ː͡s̪iä]

Noun

saevitia f (genitive saevitiae); first declension

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

Declension

First-declension noun.

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

Synonyms

(ferocity; violence): saevitūdō

Related terms

Related terms

Descendants

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

References

“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

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