Sava
See also: sava, savá, savā, Sáva, and šava
English
Etymology
From Serbo-Croatian Sava.
Proper noun
Sava
- A river in southern Europe, a right side tributary of the Danube at Belgrade.
Translations
river
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Anagrams
- AAVs, vasa
Danish
Proper noun
Sava
- Sava (river)
Italian
Etymology
From Latin Savus.
Proper noun
Sava f
- the river Sava
Portuguese
Proper noun
Sava m
- Sava (a river in southern Europe)
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology 1
Of pre-Slavic origin, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sewh₁ (“to take liquid”) + *-eh₂, thus meaning something like "that which waters."[1] The name in Greek was Σάος (Sáos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sǎːʋa/
- Hyphenation: Sa‧va
Proper noun
Sáva f (Cyrillic spelling Са́ва)
- Sava (river)
Declension
Declension of Sava
singular | |
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nominative | Sáva |
genitive | Save |
dative | Savi |
accusative | Savu |
vocative | Savo / Sava |
locative | Savi |
instrumental | Savom |
References
- Udolph, Jürgen (28 March 2007). "Stara Europa u Hrvatskoj: ime rijeke Save". Folia Onomastica Croatica (12/13)
Etymology 2
From Ancient Greek Σάββας (Sábbas), a spiritual name taken on by Prince Rastko Nemanjić (Saint Sava) upon becoming a monk, from Aramaic סבא (“grandfather, old man”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sâːʋa/
- Hyphenation: Sa‧va
Proper noun
Sȃva f (Cyrillic spelling Са̑ва)
- Saint Sava, first archbishop of the Serbian autocephalous church
- a male given name (primarily used by people with an Orthodox Christian background)
Declension
Declension of Sava
singular | |
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nominative | Sȃva |
genitive | Save |
dative | Savi |
accusative | Savu |
vocative | Savo |
locative | Savi |
instrumental | Savom |