šalvěj

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Etymology

Inherited from Old Czech šalvějě / šalvijě, from Middle High German salveie, ultimately from Latin salvia, derived from salvus (“well, unharmed”). See German Salbei for more.

Pronunciation

Noun

šalvěj f

  1. sage (plant and savory spice; Salvia officinalis)
  2. chia (plant Salvia columbariae)

Declension

Declension of šalvěj (soft zero-ending feminine)
singular plural
nominative šalvěj šalvěje
genitive šalvěje šalvějí
dative šalvěji šalvějím
accusative šalvěj šalvěje
vocative šalvěji šalvěje
locative šalvěji šalvějích
instrumental šalvějí šalvějemi

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “šalvěj”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • “šalvěj”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
  • “šalvěj”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
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