"Saevius" meaning in Latin

See Saevius in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: [ˈsae̯.wi.ʊs] [Classical-Latin], [ˈsɛː.vi.us] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Etymology tree Latin saevus Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin Saevius From saevus (“fierce, savage”) + -ius. Etymology templates: {{ety|la|:af|saevus<t:fierce, savage>|-ius|text=+|title=Saevius|tree=1}} Etymology tree Latin saevus Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin Saevius [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ios", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old Latin", "term" : "-ios", "lang" : "itc-ola" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ius", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "Saevius", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" }" data-lang="la" data-title="Saevius"> From saevus (“fierce, savage”) + -ius. Head templates: {{la-proper noun|Saevius<2>}} Saevius m sg (genitive Saeviī or Saevī); second declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|Saevius<2>}} Forms: Saeviī [genitive], Saevī [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], Saevius [nominative, singular], Saeviī [genitive, singular], Saevī [genitive, singular], Saeviō [dative, singular], Saevium [accusative, singular], Saeviō [ablative, singular], Saevī [singular, vocative]
  1. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by: Tags: declension-2, masculine, singular
    Sense id: en-Saevius-la-name-VepNMCkS Categories (other): Latin entries referencing ambiguous etymons, Latin entries referencing missing etymons, Latin entries with etymology texts, Latin entries with etymology trees, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension, Latin nomina gentilia, Latin terms suffixed with -ius, Pages using etymon with no ID Disambiguation of Latin entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 50 50 Disambiguation of Latin entries referencing missing etymons: 50 50 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology texts: 50 50 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology trees: 50 50 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 50 50 Disambiguation of Latin nomina gentilia: 50 50 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -ius: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 50 50
  2. a Roman nomen gentile, gens or "family name" famously held by:
    Saevius Nicanor, a Roman grammarian mentioned by Suetonius     Tags: declension-2, masculine, singular
    Sense id: en-Saevius-la-name-aegtfzf1 Categories (other): Latin entries referencing ambiguous etymons, Latin entries referencing missing etymons, Latin entries with etymology texts, Latin entries with etymology trees, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the second declension, Latin nomina gentilia, Latin terms suffixed with -ius, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of Latin entries referencing ambiguous etymons: 50 50 Disambiguation of Latin entries referencing missing etymons: 50 50 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology texts: 50 50 Disambiguation of Latin entries with etymology trees: 50 50 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the second declension: 50 50 Disambiguation of Latin nomina gentilia: 50 50 Disambiguation of Latin terms suffixed with -ius: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 33 67
     
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