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Severus

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English

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Severus

Pronunciation

enPR: sə-vîrʹəs^[1]
Hyphenation: Se‧ve‧rus^[1]

Proper noun

Severus

An ancient Roman cognomen, notably that of Septimius Severus.

Derived terms

Severan

Translations

an ancient Roman cognomen, notably that of Septimius Severus

French: Sévère (fr)
Italian: Severo (it)
Latin: Severus (la)
Portuguese: Severo (pt)
Russian: Север (ru) (Sever)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 “Severus”, in The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th edition, Boston, Mass.: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2016, →ISBN.

Latin

Etymology

From sevērus (“severe”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /seˈu̯eː.rus/, [s̠eˈu̯eːrʊs̠]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /seˈve.rus/, [seˈvɛːrus]

Proper noun

Sevērus m sg (genitive Sevērī); second declension

A Roman cognomen — famously held by:
1. Septimius Severus, a Roman emperor

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Sevērus
genitive	Sevērī
dative	Sevērō
accusative	Sevērum
ablative	Sevērō
vocative	Sevēre

Derived terms

Sevēriānus

Descendants

Italian: Severo
Portuguese: Sever, Severo

References

Severus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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