saevitia
Latin
Etymology
From saevus (“furious, savage”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /sae̯ˈwi.ti.a/, [sae̯ˈwɪ.ti.a]
Noun
saevitia f (genitive saevitiae); first declension
- A raging; rage, ferocity, fierceness, fury.
- Violence, savageness, savagery, cruelty, severity.
Inflection
First declension.
| 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
Descendants
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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