Saravus
Latin edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Of Celtic origin, from Proto-Celtic *ser- (“to flow, move”) with the Gallic suffix -avus, related to *srutom (“stream, river”).[1]
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsa.ra.u̯us/, [ˈs̠äräu̯ʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈsa.ra.vus/, [ˈsäːrävus]
Proper noun edit
Saravus m sg (genitive Saravī); second declension
Declension edit
Second-declension noun, singular only.
Case | Singular |
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Nominative | Saravus |
Genitive | Saravī |
Dative | Saravō |
Accusative | Saravum |
Ablative | Saravō |
Vocative | Sarave |
References edit
- “Sarra”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Saravus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Saravus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- ^ Ernest Nègre - Toponymie générale de la France