saevio

saevio

Latin

Etymology

    From saevus (furious, ferocious) + -iō.

    Pronunciation

    Verb

    saeviō (present infinitive saevīre, perfect active saeviī, supine saevītum); fourth conjugation, impersonal in the passive

    1. to rage, vent anger; to be furious
      Synonyms: īrāscor, furō, indignor, obīrāscor, queror
    2. (of wind or waves) to thrash about, move violently

    Conjugation

    • The only passive forms found for this verb are third-person singular.

    Descendants

    • French: sévir
    • Italian: sevire

    References

    • saevio”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • saevio”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • saevio”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.