saevus: all forms
saevus means “fierce, savage”. Below is its full declension in Latin.
Positive
Positive, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | saevus | saeva | saevum | |
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| Genitive | saevi | saevae | saevi | |
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| Dative | saevo | saevae | saevo | |
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| Accusative | saevum | saevam | saevum | |
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| Ablative | saevo | saeva | saevo | |
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| Vocative | saeve | saeva | saevum | |
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Positive, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | saevi | saevae | saeva | |
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| Genitive | saevorum | saevarum | saevorum | |
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| Dative | | | | saevis |
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| Accusative | saevos | saevas | saeva | |
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| Ablative | | | | saevis |
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| Vocative | saevi | saevae | saeva | |
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Comparative
Comparative, singular | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | saevius | saevior |
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| Genitive | saevioris | saevioris |
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| Dative | | saeviori |
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| Accusative | saevius | saeviorem |
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| Ablative | | saeviore · saeviori |
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| Vocative | saevius | saevior |
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Comparative, plural | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | saeviora | saeviores |
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| Genitive | | saeviorum |
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| Dative | | saevioribus |
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| Accusative | saeviora | saeviores |
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| Ablative | | saevioribus |
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| Vocative | saeviora | saeviores |
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Superlative
Superlative, singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | saevissimus | saevissima | saevissimum | |
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| Genitive | saevissimi | saevissimae | saevissimi | |
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| Dative | saevissimo | saevissimae | saevissimo | |
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| Accusative | saevissimum | saevissimam | saevissimum | |
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| Ablative | saevissimo | saevissima | saevissimo | |
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| Vocative | saevissime | saevissima | saevissimum | |
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Superlative, plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Forms |
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| Nominative | saevissimi | saevissimae | saevissima | |
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| Genitive | saevissimorum | saevissimarum | saevissimorum | |
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| Dative | | | | saevissimis |
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| Accusative | saevissimos | saevissimas | saevissima | |
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| Ablative | | | | saevissimis |
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| Vocative | saevissimi | saevissimae | saevissima | |
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Meaning and examples of saevus
Source: Socratos (socratos.org), a free reader for Ancient Greek and Latin. Grammar from the Perseus Treebank and Morpheus; dictionary entries from Lewis & Short, A Latin Dictionary (Perseus Digital Library, CC BY-SA). Counts are from the texts on Socratos.