Savus

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σάουος (Sáouos), according to Pokorny, of Illyrian origin (*Souos), from Proto-Indo-European *sew- (sap, juice), see also sugo (I suck), Ancient Greek ὕω (húō, I rain).

Pronunciation

View of the river

Proper noun

Savus m sg (genitive Savī); second declension

  1. A tributary river of the Danubius, the Sava

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case Singular
Nominative Savus
Genitive Savī
Dative Savō
Accusative Savum
Ablative Savō
Vocative Save

References

  • Savus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Savus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
  1. ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “912-913”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 912-913