severus, severa -um, severior -or -us, severissimus -a -um:
Adjective · 1st declension · variant: 1st
- Frequency:
- Frequent
stern, strict, severe; grave, austere; weighty, serious; unadorned, plain;
Inflections
positive
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | severus | severi |
| Gen. | severi | severorum |
| Dat. | severo | — |
| Acc. | severum | severos |
| Voc. | severe | severi |
| Abl. | severo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | severa | severae |
| Gen. | severae | severarum |
| Dat. | severae | — |
| Acc. | severam | severas |
| Voc. | severa | severae |
| Abl. | severa | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | severum | severa |
| Gen. | severi | severorum |
| Dat. | severo | — |
| Acc. | severum | severa |
| Voc. | severum | severa |
| Abl. | severo | — |
comparative
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | severius | severiora |
| Gen. | severioris | — |
| Acc. | severius | severiora |
| Voc. | severius | severiora |
superlative
masculine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | severissimus | severissimi |
| Gen. | severissimi | severissimorum |
| Dat. | severissimo | — |
| Acc. | severissimum | severissimos |
| Voc. | severissime | severissimi |
| Abl. | severissimo | — |
feminine
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | severissima | severissimae |
| Gen. | severissimae | severissimarum |
| Dat. | severissimae | — |
| Acc. | severissimam | severissimas |
| Voc. | severissima | severissimae |
| Abl. | severissima | — |
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | severissimum | severissima |
| Gen. | severissimi | severissimorum |
| Dat. | severissimo | — |
| Acc. | severissimum | severissima |
| Voc. | severissimum | severissima |
| Abl. | severissimo | — |
Examples
- G
Vitellius
Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (Suetonius) from DE VITIS CAESARUM
"...Contra plures auctorem generis libertinum prodiderunt, Cassius Severus nec minus alii eundem et sutorem veteramentarium, cuius filius sectionibus..." - G
De grammaticis
Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus (Suetonius)
"...adrersario factum usque adeo arguere perseveravit, quoad Cassius Severus, interpellatis iudicibus, dilationem petiit, ut litigalor suus alium grammaticum..." - M
Liber XI
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...diversa subsellia parum verecundum est: nam et Cassius Severus urbane adversus hoc facientem lineas poposcit, et si aliquando..." - M
Liber X
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...ingenii sui, laudandus tamen partibus. LXXXIX. Cornelius autem Severus, etiam si est versificator quam poeta melior, si tamen..." - M
Liber IX
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...iambo et cretico, stabilis in clausulis et severus. Spondius quoque, quo plurimum est Demosthenes usus, non eodem modo..." - M
Liber VIII
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...nequiquam intellegente dicebat, nisi inridens hanc vanitatem Cassius Severus spartum dicere eum vere indicasset. III. Nec video quare..." - M
Liber VI
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...inquit "quam saepe accendatis". LXXVIII. Transtulit crimen Cassius Severus; nam cum obiurgaretur a praetore quod advocati eius..." - L
de Clementia
Lucius Annaeus Seneca (Seneca the Younger) from DIALOGI
"...futura sit, si nihil relinquitur, nisi quod iudex severus absolverit. 2. Quotus quisque ex quaesitoribus..."