severo

See also: severo- and Severo

Asturian

Adjective

severo

1. neuter of severu

Galician

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin sevērus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seˈbɛɾo/ [s̺eˈβ̞ɛ.ɾʊ]
• Rhymes: -ɛɾo

Adjective

severo (feminine severa, masculine plural severos, feminine plural severas)

1. stern, severe
2. strict

Derived terms

• severamente

 

Related terms

• severidade

 

Further reading

• “severo”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

Italian

Etymology

From Latin sevērus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seˈvɛ.ro/

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• Rhymes: -ɛro
• Hyphenation: se‧vè‧ro

Adjective

severo (feminine severa, masculine plural severi, feminine plural severe, superlative severissimo)

1. severe
2. strict

   Synonym: austero

Derived terms

• severamente

Related terms

• severità

Further reading

• severo in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• severo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
• severo in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
• severo in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• sevèro in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• sevèro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /seˈu̯eː.roː/, [s̠eˈu̯eːroː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /seˈve.ro/, [seˈvɛːro]

Adjective

sevērō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of sevērus

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin sevērus. Doublet of Severo and Sever.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /seˈvɛ.ɾu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /seˈvɛ.ɾu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /seˈvɛ.ɾo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨˈvɛ.ɾu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨˈvɛ.ɾu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨˈbɛ.ɾu/ [sɨˈβɛ.ɾu]

• Homophone: Severo
• Hyphenation: se‧ve‧ro

Adjective

severo (feminine severa, masculine plural severos, feminine plural severas, comparable, comparative mais severo, superlative o mais severo or severíssimo)

1. severe
2. strict

   Synonym: estrito

Derived terms

• severamente
• severizar

 

Related terms

• severidade
• severização

 

Further reading

• “severo” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin sevērus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seˈbeɾo/ [seˈβ̞e.ɾo]
• Rhymes: -eɾo
• Syllabification: se‧ve‧ro

Adjective

severo (feminine severa, masculine plural severos, feminine plural severas)

1. severe
2. stern

   Synonym: estricto

Derived terms

• severamente

 

Related terms

• severidad

 

Further reading

• “severo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10