Сава
See also: сава
Russian edit
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Са́ва • (Sáva) f inan (genitive Са́вы)
- Sava (a river in southern Europe, a right side tributary of Danube at Belgrade)
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Serbo-Croatian edit
Etymology 1 edit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
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Proper noun edit
Са́ва f (Latin spelling Sáva)
- Sava (river)
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Declension of Сава
Etymology 2 edit
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σάββας (Sábbas), a spiritual name taken on by Prince Rastko Nemanjić (Saint Sava) upon becoming a monk.
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Са̑ва f (Latin spelling Sȃva)
- Saint Sava, first archbishop of the Serbian autocephalous church
- a male given name, Sava, of Orthodox Christian usage
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Ukrainian edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek Σάββας (Sábbas).
Pronunciation edit
Proper noun edit
Са́ва • (Sáva) f pers (genitive Са́ви, nominative plural Са́ви, genitive plural Сав)
- a male given name
Declension edit
Declension of Са́ва (pers hard fem-form accent-a)
Derived terms edit
- Саве́нко (Savénko) (surname)
- Савче́нко (Savčénko) (surname)
- Са́вич (Sávyč) (patronymic)
- Са́вівна (Sávivna) (patronymic)
References edit
- “Сава”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)