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

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).

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsaʋɐ]

• Audio:

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Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek Σάββας (Sábbas).

Proper noun

Са́ва • (Sáva) m pers (genitive Са́ви, nominative plural Са́ви, genitive plural Сав, relational adjective Са́вин or Са́вичівський, diminutive Савко́)

1. a male given name, Sava, equivalent to Serbo-Croatian Sava

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) (male patronymic)
• Са́вівна (Sávivna) (female patronymic)

Etymology 2

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”. The name in Greek was Σάος (Sáos).

Proper noun

Са́ва • (Sáva) f inan (genitive Са́ви, uncountable)

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

Declension

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

	singular
nominative	Са́ва Sáva
genitive	Са́ви Sávy
dative	Са́ві Sávi
accusative	Са́ву Sávu
instrumental	Са́вою Sávoju
locative	Са́ві Sávi
vocative	Са́во Sávo

References

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