Sever

See also: sever and śever

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [səˈβe]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [səˈve]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [seˈveɾ]

Proper noun

Sever m

1. Severus

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /seˈvɛʁ/ [seˈvɛh]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /seˈvɛʁ/ [seˈvɛh]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /seˈvɛɾ/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /seˈvɛʁ/ [seˈvɛχ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /seˈvɛɻ/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨˈvɛɾ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨˈvɛɾ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨˈbɛɾ/ [sɨˈβɛɾ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨˈvɛ.ɾi/

• Hyphenation: Se‧ver

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin [Villa] Sevērī. Doublet of severo and Severo.

Proper noun

Sever

1. an anthropotoponym of Latin origin:
   1. A parish of Santa Marta de Penaguião, Vila Real district, Portugal;
   2. A parish of Moimenta da Beira, Viseu district, Portugal;

Usage notes

Sever is never indicated by an article; see usage notes for Portugal.

Derived terms

• Sever do Vouga
• severense
• Severete

 

Etymology 2

Unknown

Proper noun

Sever m

1. A river in Portugal and Spain.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Severus.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

Sever m (genitive/dative lui Sever)

1. a surname

References

• Iordan, Iorgu (1983) Dicționar al numelor de familie românești [A Dictionary of Romanian Family Names]‎^[1], Bucharest: Editura Științifică și Enciclopedică

Turkish

Proper noun

Sever

1. a male given name
2. a female given name