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Сава

//sǎːʋa/ | /sâːʋa/ | /sǎːʋa//
Serbo-Croatianname
Latinica: Savaone entry, two scripts

Definitions

  1. 1.
    Sava (river)
  2. 2.
    Saint Sava, first archbishop of the Serbian autocephalous church
  3. 3.
    a male given name, Sava, of Orthodox Christian usage

Etymology

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”. Udolph, Jürgen (28 March 2007). "Stara Europa u Hrvatskoj: ime rijeke Save". Folia Onomastica Croatica (12/13) The name in Greek was Σάος (Sáos).

Forms

  • Са́ваcanonical • feminine
  • Sávaromanization
  • Са̑ваcanonical • feminine
  • Sȃvaromanization
Nominative
Singular
Са́ва, Са̑ва
Plural
Genitive
Singular
Саве
Plural
Dative
Singular
Сави
Plural
Accusative
Singular
Саву
Plural
Vocative
Singular
Саво, Сава
Plural
Locative
Singular
Сави
Plural
Instrumental
Singular
Савом
Plural

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