salvia

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See also: Salvia, sálvia, and sàlvia

English

Common sage (Salvia officinalis) is the type species of the salvias.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin salvia (sage).

Pronunciation

Noun

salvia (plural salvias)

  1. A plant in the genus Salvia, such as sage.
    • 2007 July 12, Leslie Land, “Garden Q.&A.”, in New York Times:
      But strong-stemmed bushy plants like salvias, coneflowers, cosmos, marigolds, nicotianas and zinnias should be cut back only to the next strong branch or pair of branches.
    1. Salvia divinorum, a plant used for its hallucinogenic properties; diviner's sage.

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Finnish

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish salvia, ultimately from Latin salvia.

Pronunciation

Noun

salvia

  1. sage, Salvia officinalis (herb)
  2. sage (this plant used in cooking)
  3. sage (plant of the genus Salvia)

Declension

Inflection of salvia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
nominative salvia salviat
genitive salvian salvioiden
salvioitten
partitive salviaa salvioita
illative salviaan salvioihin
singular plural
nominative salvia salviat
accusative nom. salvia salviat
gen. salvian
genitive salvian salvioiden
salvioitten
salviain rare
partitive salviaa salvioita
inessive salviassa salvioissa
elative salviasta salvioista
illative salviaan salvioihin
adessive salvialla salvioilla
ablative salvialta salvioilta
allative salvialle salvioille
essive salviana salvioina
translative salviaksi salvioiksi
abessive salviatta salvioitta
instructive salvioin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of salvia (Kotus type 12/kulkija, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative salviani salviani
accusative nom. salviani salviani
gen. salviani
genitive salviani salvioideni
salvioitteni
salviaini rare
partitive salviaani salvioitani
inessive salviassani salvioissani
elative salviastani salvioistani
illative salviaani salvioihini
adessive salviallani salvioillani
ablative salvialtani salvioiltani
allative salvialleni salvioilleni
essive salvianani salvioinani
translative salviakseni salvioikseni
abessive salviattani salvioittani
instructive
comitative salvioineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative salviasi salviasi
accusative nom. salviasi salviasi
gen. salviasi
genitive salviasi salvioidesi
salvioittesi
salviaisi rare
partitive salviaasi salvioitasi
inessive salviassasi salvioissasi
elative salviastasi salvioistasi
illative salviaasi salvioihisi
adessive salviallasi salvioillasi
ablative salvialtasi salvioiltasi
allative salviallesi salvioillesi
essive salvianasi salvioinasi
translative salviaksesi salvioiksesi
abessive salviattasi salvioittasi
instructive
comitative salvioinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative salviamme salviamme
accusative nom. salviamme salviamme
gen. salviamme
genitive salviamme salvioidemme
salvioittemme
salviaimme rare
partitive salviaamme salvioitamme
inessive salviassamme salvioissamme
elative salviastamme salvioistamme
illative salviaamme salvioihimme
adessive salviallamme salvioillamme
ablative salvialtamme salvioiltamme
allative salviallemme salvioillemme
essive salvianamme salvioinamme
translative salviaksemme salvioiksemme
abessive salviattamme salvioittamme
instructive
comitative salvioinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative salvianne salvianne
accusative nom. salvianne salvianne
gen. salvianne
genitive salvianne salvioidenne
salvioittenne
salviainne rare
partitive salviaanne salvioitanne
inessive salviassanne salvioissanne
elative salviastanne salvioistanne
illative salviaanne salvioihinne
adessive salviallanne salvioillanne
ablative salvialtanne salvioiltanne
allative salviallenne salvioillenne
essive salviananne salvioinanne
translative salviaksenne salvioiksenne
abessive salviattanne salvioittanne
instructive
comitative salvioinenne

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compounds

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin salvia.

Pronunciation

Noun

salvia f (plural salvie)

  1. sage

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Latin

Etymology

From salvus (well, unharmed).

Pronunciation

Noun

salvia f (genitive salviae); first declension

  1. sage (the plant)

Declension

First-declension noun.

Descendants

References

  • salvia”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • salvia 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)
  • salvia in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Alternative forms

Noun

salvia m or f

  1. definite feminine singular of salvie

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin salvia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsalbja/
  • Rhymes: -albja
  • Syllabification: sal‧via

Noun

salvia f (plural salvias)

  1. sage

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Swedish

Noun

salvia c

  1. sage, Salvia officinalis (and the spice produced from it)
    Synonym: kryddsalvia
    Salvia är gott till fläsk
    Sage is good with pork
  2. sage, salvia (any plant in the genus Salvia)
  3. sage (certain (aromatic) plants similar to Salvia officinalis)

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