Sava

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

English

Etymology

From Serbo-Croatian Sava.

Proper noun

Sava

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

Translations

Anagrams

Danish

Proper noun

Sava

  1. Sava (river)

Italian

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”.[1] 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

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
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