Severus

== English == === Pronunciation === enPR: sə-vîrʹəs Hyphenation: Se‧ve‧rus === Proper noun === Severus An ancient Roman cognomen, notably that of Septimius Severus. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === == Latin == === Etymology === From sevērus (“severe”). === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [sɛˈweː.rʊs] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [seˈvɛː.rus] === Proper noun === Sevērus m sg (genitive Sevērī); second declension A Roman cognomen — famously held by: Septimius Severus, a Roman emperor ==== Declension ==== Second-declension noun, singular only. ==== Derived terms ==== Sevēriānus ==== Descendants ==== Italian: Severo Portuguese: Sever, Severo === References === “Severus”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.