Sava

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See also: sava, savá, savā, Sáva, and šava

English

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Etymology

From Serbo-Croatian Sava.

Proper noun

Sava

  1. A river in southern Europe, a right side tributary of the Danube at Belgrade.

Translations

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Danish

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Proper noun

Sava

  1. Sava (river)

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Etymology

From Latin Savus.

Proper noun

Sava f

  1. the river Sava

Portuguese

Proper noun

Sava m

  1. Sava (a river in southern Europe)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Church Slavonic Сава (Sava), from Ancient Greek Σάββας (Sábbas).

Proper noun

Sava f

  1. A village in Pălatca, Cluj, Romania
  2. a surname

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

Of pre-Slavic origin, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sewh₁- (“to press, push (forth); to water”) + *-eh₂, thus meaning something like “that which pushes forth, which waters”. The name in Greek was Σάος (Sáos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sǎːʋa/
  • Hyphenation: Sa‧va

Proper noun

Sáva f (Cyrillic spelling Са́ва)

  1. Sava (river)
Declension
Declension of Sava
singular
nominative Sáva
genitive Save
dative Savi
accusative Savu
vocative Savo / Sava
locative Savi
instrumental Savom

References

  1. ^ 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)

  1. Saint Sava, first archbishop of the Serbian autocephalous church
  2. a male given name (primarily used by people with an Orthodox Christian background)
Declension
Declension of Sava
singular
nominative Sȃva
genitive Save
dative Savi
accusative Savu
vocative Savo
locative Savi
instrumental Savom
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