Severus

See also: severus

English

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

“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) 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.

Case	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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