salva

salva

See also: Salva, sálva, salvá, salvà, and salvâ

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /ˈsal.və/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /ˈsal.bə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈsal.va/

Etymology 1

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

salva

1. feminine singular of salv

Etymology 2

From Latin salva (“salute”).

Noun

salva f (plural salves)

1. salute, salvo, volley

Derived terms

• de salva

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

salva

1. third-person singular present indicative form of salvar
2. second-person singular imperative form of salvar

Further reading

• “salva” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

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Faroese

Alternative forms

• sálva

Etymology

From Danish salve, from Middle Low German salve, from Old Saxon salva, from Proto-Germanic *salbō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsalva/
• Rhymes: -alva
• Homophone: salvað

Noun

salva f (genitive singular salvu, plural salvur)

1. ointment

Declension

Declension of salva
f1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	salva	salvan	salvur	salvurnar
accusative	salvu	salvuna	salvur	salvurnar
dative	salvu	salvuni	salvum	salvunum
genitive	salvu	salvunnar	salva	salvanna

Verb

salva (third person singular past indicative salvaði, third person plural past indicative salvað, supine salvað)

1. to annoint

Derived terms

• lúsasalva
• salving

 

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Finnish

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Swedish salva, from Proto-Germanic *salbō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑlʋɑ/, [ˈs̠ɑlʋɑ]
• Rhymes: -ɑlʋɑ
• Syllabification^(key): sal‧va

Noun

salva

1. salve, ointment

   Synonym: voide

Declension

Inflection of salva (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		salva	salvat
genitive		salvan	salvojen
partitive		salvaa	salvoja
illative		salvaan	salvoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		salva	salvat
accusative	nom.	salva	salvat
	gen.	salvan
genitive		salvan	salvojen salvainrare
partitive		salvaa	salvoja
inessive		salvassa	salvoissa
elative		salvasta	salvoista
illative		salvaan	salvoihin
adessive		salvalla	salvoilla
ablative		salvalta	salvoilta
allative		salvalle	salvoille
essive		salvana	salvoina
translative		salvaksi	salvoiksi
instructive		—	salvoin
abessive		salvatta	salvoitta
comitative		—	salvoineen

Possessive forms of salva (type kala)
possessor	singular	plural
1st person	salvani	salvamme
2nd person	salvasi	salvanne
3rd person	salvansa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑlʋɑˣ/, [ˈs̠ɑlʋɑ(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑlʋɑ
• Syllabification^(key): sal‧va

Verb

salva

1. present active indicative connegative of salvaa
2. second-person singular present imperative of salvaa
3. second-person singular present active imperative connegative of salvaa

Anagrams

• Valas, valas

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Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsal.va/
• Rhymes: -alva
• Hyphenation: sàl‧va

Adjective

salva f sg

1. feminine singular of salvo

Noun

salva f (plural salve)

1. discharge of an unloaded gun, often for celebratory purposes; volley, salvo

   sparare a salve ― to fire blanks

2. loud collective manifestation of approval or disapproval; salvo, volley, storm

   Synonyms: bordata, coro

   una salva di applausi ― a salvo of cheers

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

salva

1. inflection of salvare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Anagrams

• slava, valsa

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Latin

Adjective

salva

1. inflection of salvus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/nominative neuter plural

Adjective

salvā

1. ablative feminine singular of salvus

Verb

salvā

1. second-person singular present active imperative of salvō

References

• salva in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
• “salva”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

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Maltese

Root
s-l-v-j
2 terms

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian sarvari and/or Italian salvare, both from Latin salvare.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsal.va/

Verb

salva (imperfect jsalva, past participle salvat)

1. to save, salvage, rescue

Conjugation

Conjugation of salva
		singular				plural
		1st person	2nd person	3rd person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person
perfect	m	salvajt	salvajt	salva		salvajna	salvajtu	salvaw
	f			salvat
imperfect	m	nsalva	tsalva	jsalva		nsalvaw	tsalvaw	jsalvaw
	f			tsalva
imperative			salva				salvaw

Derived terms

• ssalva

 

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Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• salven

Noun

salva f sg

1. definite feminine singular of salve

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

salva f (definite singular salva, indefinite plural salver or salvor, definite plural salvene or salvone)

1. (pre-2012) alternative form of salve
2. definite singular of salve f

Verb

salva (present tense salvar, past tense salva, past participle salva, passive infinitive salvast, present participle salvande, imperative salva/salv)

1. Alternative form of salve

References

• “salva” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Anagrams

• avlas, las av, lavas, salva, savla, slava, svala, valsa, vasla

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsaw.vɐ/ [ˈsaʊ̯.vɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsaw.vɐ/ [ˈsaʊ̯.vɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsaw.va/ [ˈsaʊ̯.va]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsal.vɐ/ [ˈsaɫ.vɐ]

• Rhymes: -alvɐ, -awvɐ
• Hyphenation: sal‧va

Etymology 1

From salvar (“to save”), from Old Portuguese salvar, from Latin salvāre (“to save”).

Noun

salva f (plural salvas)

1. salvo (salute paid by simultaneous firing of cannons)
2. (by extension) any noisy simultaneous salute

   salva de palmas.

   applause (“salvo of clapping”)

3. charger (large platter)

Related terms

• salvador
• salvar
• salvo

 

Adjective

salva f sg

1. feminine singular of salvo

Verb

salva

1. inflection of salvar:
   1. short feminine singular past participle
   2. third-person singular present indicative
   3. second-person singular imperative

Etymology 4

From sálvia (“salvia”), from Latin salvia.

Noun

salva f (plural salvas)

1. (Portugal) sage

   Synonym: (Brazil) sálvia

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin salvāre, Italian salvare.

Verb

a salva (third-person singular present salvează, past participle salvat) 1st conj.

1. to save, rescue, set free

Conjugation

    conjugation of salva (first conjugation, -ez- infix)

infinitive			a salva
gerund			salvând
past participle			salvat
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	salvez	salvezi	salvează	salvăm	salvați	salvează
	imperfect	salvam	salvai	salva	salvam	salvați	salvau
	simple perfect	salvai	salvași	salvă	salvarăm	salvarăți	salvară
	pluperfect	salvasem	salvaseși	salvase	salvaserăm	salvaserăți	salvaseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să salvez	să salvezi	să salveze	să salvăm	să salvați	să salveze
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		salvează			salvați
	negative		nu salva			nu salvați

See also

• elibera
• scăpa

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsalba/ [ˈsal.β̞a]
• Rhymes: -alba
• Syllabification: sal‧va

Noun

salva f (plural salvas)

1. (military) salvo, volley

Adjective

salva f sg

1. feminine singular of salvo

Verb

salva

1. inflection of salvar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “salva”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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Swedish

Noun

salva c

1. a salve, an ointment
2. shots fired (roughly) simultaneously (including figuratively); a volley, a salvo

   skrattsalvor

   bursts of laughter

Declension

Declension of salva
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	salva	salvan	salvor	salvorna
Genitive	salvas	salvans	salvors	salvornas

Related terms

• hudsalva

Anagrams

• slava, svala