sálva

See also: salva, salvá, salvà, and salvâ

Faroese

Alternative forms

• salva

Etymology

From Danish salve, from Middle Low German salve, from Old Saxon salva, from Proto-Germanic *salbō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɔlva/
• Rhymes: -ɔlva
• Homophone: sálvað

Noun

sálva f (genitive singular sálvu, plural sálvur)

1. ointment

Declension

Declension of sálva
f1	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	sálva	sálvan	sálvur	sálvurnar
accusative	sálvu	sálvuna	sálvur	sálvurnar
dative	sálvu	sálvuni	sálvum	sálvunum
genitive	sálvu	sálvunnar	sálva	sálvanna

Verb

sálva (third person singular past indicative sálvaði, third person plural past indicative sálvað, supine sálvað)

1. to annoint

Derived terms

• grøðisálva
• sálvumikil