saevissimus

Latin

Adjective

saevissimus (feminine saevissima, neuter saevissimum); first/second declension

  1. superlative degree of saevus
    • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 2.612–614:
      “‘[...] Hīc Iūnō Scaeās saevissima portās
      prīma tenet; sociumque furēns ā nāvibus agmen
      ferrō accīnctā vocat.’”
      “‘Here fiercest Juno, leading [the assault], controls the Scaean gates; girt with steel and raging, she summons her allied army from the ships.’”
      (Juno holds the western gates of Troy, which face the shore, and she is calling the Greek soldiers to invade the city.)

Declension

First/second-declension adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masculine Feminine Neuter Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative saevissimus saevissima saevissimum saevissimī saevissimae saevissima
Genitive saevissimī saevissimae saevissimī saevissimōrum saevissimārum saevissimōrum
Dative saevissimō saevissimō saevissimīs
Accusative saevissimum saevissimam saevissimum saevissimōs saevissimās saevissima
Ablative saevissimō saevissimā saevissimō saevissimīs
Vocative saevissime saevissima saevissimum saevissimī saevissimae saevissima
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