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Belarusian
Etymology
From Proto-Slavic *sova. Cognate with Russian сова́ (sová).
Pronunciation
Noun
сава́ • (savá) f animal (genitive савы́, nominative plural со́вы, genitive plural соў)
- owl
Declension
Declension of сава́ (anml hard fem-form accent-d а-о)
1Used with the numbers 2, 3, 4 and higher numbers after 20 ending in 2, 3, and 4.
References
- “сава” in Belarusian–Russian dictionaries and Belarusian dictionaries at slounik.org
Northern Yukaghir
Etymology
From Proto-Yukaghir *sawa
Noun
сава (sawa)
- skin
- leather
References
- Nikolaeva, Irina (2006) A Historical Dictionary of Yukaghir (Trends in Linguistics Documentation; 25), Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 399
- Kurilov, Гаврил (2001) Юкагирско-русский словарь, Novosibirsk: Nauka
Tundra Nenets
Etymology 1
From Proto-Samoyedic *səmå.
Pronunciation
Adjective
сӑва • (săwa) (comparative сӑварка)
- good
Etymology 2
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Pronunciation
Noun
сӑва • (săwa)
- hood, hat
References
- Pyrerka, A. P., Tereščenko, N. M. (1948) Русско-ненецкий словарь [Russian–Nenets Dictionary], Moscow: Огиз, page 300
- Irina Nikolaeva (2014) A Grammar of Tundra Nenets, Walter de Gruyter GmbH, →ISBN, page 29