sever
English
Etymology
From Middle EnglishCategory:English terms inherited from Middle English#SEVERCategory:English terms derived from Middle English#SEVER severen, from Old FrenchCategory:English terms derived from Old French#SEVER sevrer, from LatinCategory:English terms derived from Latin#SEVER separāre (“to separate”), from se- (“apart”) + parāre (“provide, arrange”). Doublet of separate, from the past participle of that Latin verb.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsɛv.ɚ/Category:English 2-syllable words#SEVERCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#SEVER
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsɛv.ə/Category:English 2-syllable words#SEVERCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#SEVER
Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#SEVERAudio (US): (file) - Rhymes: -ɛvə(ɹ)Category:Rhymes:English/ɛvə(ɹ)#SEVERCategory:Rhymes:English/ɛvə(ɹ)/2 syllables#SEVER
Verb
sever (third-person singular simple present severs, present participle severing, simple past and past participle severed)Category:English lemmas#SEVERCategory:English verbs#SEVERCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#SEVERCategory:Pages with entries#SEVERCategory:Pages with 11 entries#SEVER
- (transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#SEVER) To cut free.
- After he graduated, he severed all links to his family.Category:English terms with usage examples#SEVER
- to sever the head from the bodyCategory:English terms with usage examples#SEVER
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Matthew 13:49:
- The angels shall come forth, and sever the wicked from among the just.Category:English terms with quotations#SEVER
- 1999, Eminem, Role Model:
- That I just severed the main vein with a chainsaw and I'm in pain?Category:English terms with quotations#SEVER
- (intransitiveCategory:English intransitive verbs#SEVER) To suffer disjunction; to be parted or separated.
- 1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The First Part of Henry the Sixt”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene v]:
- No more can I be seuered from your sideCategory:English terms with quotations#SEVER
- 1918, Rudyard Kipling, “A Retired Gentleman”, in The Eyes of Asia, Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, Page & Company, →OCLC, page 4:
- How great then was my anguish at being severed from my Regiment after thirty-three years!Category:English terms with quotations#SEVER
- (intransitiveCategory:English intransitive verbs#SEVER) To make a separation or distinction; to distinguish.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Exodus 9:4:
- The Lord shall sever between the cattle of Israel and the cattle of Egypt.Category:English terms with quotations#SEVER
- 1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter XVII, in The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, →OCLC:
- They claimed the right of severing in their challenges.Category:English terms with quotations#SEVER
- (lawCategory:en:Law#SEVER) To disconnect; to disunite; to terminate.
- 1765–1769, William Blackstone, Commentaries on the Laws of England, (please specify |book=I to IV), Oxford, Oxfordshire: […] Clarendon Press, →OCLC:
- sever an estate in joint tenancyCategory:English terms with quotations#SEVER
Synonyms
Derived terms
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Translations
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Further reading
- “sever”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
- William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “sever”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC.
- “sever”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Anagrams
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from LatinCategory:Catalan terms borrowed from Latin#SEVERCategory:Catalan terms derived from Latin#SEVER sevērus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [səˈβer]Category:Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation#SEVER
- IPA(key): (Balearic) unknownCategory:Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation#SEVER
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [seˈver]Category:Catalan terms with IPA pronunciation#SEVER
Category:Catalan terms with audio pronunciation#SEVERAudio (Barcelona): (file)
Adjective
sever (feminine severa, masculine plural severs, feminine plural severes)Category:Catalan lemmas#SEVERCategory:Catalan adjectives#SEVERCategory:Catalan entries with incorrect language header#SEVERCategory:Pages with entries#SEVERCategory:Pages with 11 entries#SEVER
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “sever”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “sever”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
- “sever” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “sever” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Old CzechCategory:Czech terms inherited from Old Czech#SEVERCategory:Czech terms derived from Old Czech#SEVER sěver (“spring”), from Proto-SlavicCategory:Czech terms inherited from Proto-Slavic#SEVERCategory:Czech terms derived from Proto-Slavic#SEVER *sěverъ (“north”). See also German Schauer, English shower (originally, "cold rain").
Pronunciation
Noun
sever m inan (relational adjective severní)Category:Czech lemmas#SEVERCategory:Czech nouns#SEVERCategory:Czech entries with incorrect language header#SEVERCategory:Czech masculine nouns#SEVERCategory:Czech inanimate nouns#SEVERCategory:Pages with entries#SEVERCategory:Pages with 11 entries#SEVER
Declension
Coordinate terms
| severozápad | sever | severovýchod |
| západ |  |
východ |
| jihozápad | jih | jihovýchod |
Derived terms
Further reading
- “sever”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “sever”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “sever”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026
Interlingua
Adjective
sever (comparative plus sever, superlative le plus sever)Category:Interlingua lemmas#SEVERCategory:Interlingua adjectives#SEVERCategory:Interlingua entries with incorrect language header#SEVERCategory:Pages with entries#SEVERCategory:Pages with 11 entries#SEVER
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old DutchCategory:Middle Dutch terms inherited from Old Dutch#SEVERCategory:Middle Dutch terms derived from Old Dutch#SEVER *sēfar, from Proto-West GermanicCategory:Middle Dutch terms inherited from Proto-West Germanic#SEVERCategory:Middle Dutch terms derived from Proto-West Germanic#SEVER *saifr.
Noun
sêver nCategory:Middle Dutch lemmas#SEVERCategory:Middle Dutch nouns#SEVERCategory:Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header#SEVERCategory:Middle Dutch neuter nouns#SEVERCategory:Pages with entries#SEVERCategory:Pages with 11 entries#SEVER
Inflection
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sêver | sêver, sêvere |
| accusative | sêver | sêver, sêvere |
| genitive | sêvers | sêvere |
| dative | sêvere | sêveren |
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “sever”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Old Frisian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈseːfer/, [ˈsɛːfer]Category:Old Frisian terms with IPA pronunciation#SEVER
- (Late Old Frisian) IPA(key): /ˈseːwer/, [ˈsɛːwer]Category:Old Frisian terms with IPA pronunciation#SEVER
Noun
sēver mCategory:Old Frisian lemmas#SEVERCategory:Old Frisian nouns#SEVERCategory:Old Frisian entries with incorrect language header#SEVERCategory:Old Frisian masculine nouns#SEVERCategory:Pages with entries#SEVERCategory:Pages with 11 entries#SEVER
- alternative form of sāver
References
- Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009), An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN, page 28
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from FrenchCategory:Romanian terms borrowed from French#SEVERCategory:Romanian terms derived from French#SEVER sévère, from LatinCategory:Romanian terms derived from Latin#SEVER severus.
Pronunciation
Adjective
sever m or n (feminine singular severă, masculine plural severi, feminine/neuter plural severe)Category:Romanian lemmas#SEVERCategory:Romanian adjectives#SEVERCategory:Romanian entries with incorrect language header#SEVERCategory:Pages with entries#SEVERCategory:Pages with 11 entries#SEVER
Declension
Related terms
Further reading
- “sever”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2026
Serbo-Croatian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-SlavicCategory:Serbo-Croatian terms inherited from Proto-Slavic#SEVERCategory:Serbo-Croatian terms derived from Proto-Slavic#SEVER *sěverъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sêʋer/Category:Serbo-Croatian terms with IPA pronunciation#SEVER
- Hyphenation: se‧ver
Noun
sȅver m inan (Cyrillic spelling се̏вер)Category:Serbo-Croatian lemmas#SEVERCategory:Serbo-Croatian nouns#SEVERCategory:Serbo-Croatian masculine inanimate nouns#SEVERCategory:Serbo-Croatian entries with incorrect language header#SEVERCategory:Serbo-Croatian masculine nouns#SEVERCategory:Serbo-Croatian inanimate nouns#SEVERCategory:Pages with entries#SEVERCategory:Pages with 11 entries#SEVER
Declension
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Category:sh:Compass points#SEVERSlovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-SlavicCategory:Slovak terms inherited from Proto-Slavic#SEVERCategory:Slovak terms derived from Proto-Slavic#SEVER *sěverъ.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sever/, [ˈseʋer]Category:Slovak 2-syllable words#SEVERCategory:Slovak terms with IPA pronunciation#SEVER
- Rhymes: -everCategory:Rhymes:Slovak/ever#SEVERCategory:Rhymes:Slovak/ever/2 syllables#SEVER
- Hyphenation: se‧ver
Category:Slovak terms with audio pronunciation#SEVERAudio (Bratislava): (file)
Noun
sever m inan (genitive singular severu, nominative plural severy, declension pattern of dubCategory:Slovak links with redundant wikilinks#SEVER)Category:Slovak lemmas#SEVERCategory:Slovak nouns#SEVERCategory:Slovak entries with incorrect language header#SEVERCategory:Slovak masculine nouns#SEVERCategory:Slovak inanimate nouns#SEVERCategory:Pages with entries#SEVERCategory:Pages with 11 entries#SEVER
- North
- na sever ― to the northCategory:Slovak terms with usage examples#SEVER
- na severe ― in the northCategory:Slovak terms with usage examples#SEVER
- na sever od Ontaria ― (moving) north of OntarioCategory:Slovak terms with usage examples#SEVER
Declension
Derived terms
See also
| severozápad | sever | severovýchod |
| západ | |
východ |
| juhozápad | juh | juhovýchod |
Further reading
- “sever”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026
Slovene
Etymology
From Proto-SlavicCategory:Slovene terms inherited from Proto-Slavic#SEVERCategory:Slovene terms derived from Proto-Slavic#SEVER *sěverъ. First attested in the 18th century.
Pronunciation
Noun
sẹ́ver m inanCategory:Slovene lemmas#SEVERCategory:Slovene nouns#SEVERCategory:Slovene masculine inanimate nouns#SEVERCategory:Slovene entries with incorrect language header#SEVERCategory:Slovene masculine nouns#SEVERCategory:Slovene inanimate nouns#SEVERCategory:Pages with entries#SEVERCategory:Pages with 11 entries#SEVER
Declension
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| Masculine anim., hard o-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nom. sing. | séver | ||
| gen. sing. | sévera | ||
| singular | dual | plural | |
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
séver | sévera | séveri |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
sévera | séverov | séverov |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
séveru | séveroma | séverom |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
sévera | sévera | sévere |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
séveru | séverih | séverih |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
séverom | séveroma | séveri |
Derived terms
Further reading
- “sever”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026
Turkish
Verb
severCategory:Turkish non-lemma forms#SEVERCategory:Turkish verb forms#SEVERCategory:Turkish entries with incorrect language header#SEVERCategory:Pages with entries#SEVERCategory:Pages with 11 entries#SEVER