Сава

See also: сава

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsavə]

Proper noun

Са́ва • (Sáva) f inan (genitive Са́вы)

1. Sava (a river in southern Europe, a right side tributary of Danube at Belgrade)

Declension

Declension of Са́ва (inan sg-only fem-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular
nominative	Са́ва Sáva
genitive	Са́вы Sávy
dative	Са́ве Sáve
accusative	Са́ву Sávu
instrumental	Са́вой, Са́вою Sávoj, Sávoju
prepositional	Са́ве Sáve

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sǎːʋa/
• Hyphenation: Са‧ва

Proper noun

Са́ва f (Latin spelling Sáva)

1. Sava (river)

Declension

Declension of Сава

	singular
nominative	Са́ва
genitive	Саве
dative	Сави
accusative	Саву
vocative	Саво / Сава
locative	Сави
instrumental	Савом

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σάββας (Sábbas), a spiritual name taken on by Prince Rastko Nemanjić (Saint Sava) upon becoming a monk.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sâːʋa/
• Hyphenation: Са‧ва

Proper noun

Са̑ва f (Latin spelling Sȃva)

1. Saint Sava, first archbishop of the Serbian autocephalous church
2. a male given name, Sava, of Orthodox Christian usage

Declension

Declension of Сава

	singular
nominative	Са̑ва
genitive	Саве
dative	Сави
accusative	Саву
vocative	Саво
locative	Сави
instrumental	Савом

Ukrainian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σάββας (Sábbas).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsaʋɐ]

• Audio:

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Proper noun

Са́ва • (Sáva) f pers (genitive Са́ви, nominative plural Са́ви, genitive plural Сав)

1. a male given name

Declension

Declension of Са́ва (pers hard fem-form accent-a)

	singular	plural
nominative	Са́ва Sáva	Са́ви Sávy
genitive	Са́ви Sávy	Сав Sav
dative	Са́ві Sávi	Са́вам Sávam
accusative	Са́ву Sávu	Сав Sav
instrumental	Са́вою Sávoju	Са́вами Sávamy
locative	Са́ві Sávi	Са́вах Sávax
vocative	Са́во Sávo	Са́ви Sávy

Derived terms

• Саве́нко (Savénko) (surname)
• Савче́нко (Savčénko) (surname)
• Са́вич (Sávyč) (patronymic)
• Са́вівна (Sávivna) (patronymic)

References

• “Сава”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)