Savus

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Σάουος (Sáouos), according to Pokorny, of Illyrian origin (*Souos), from Proto-Indo-European *sew- (“sap, juice”), see also sugo (“I suck”), Ancient Greek ὕω (húō, “I rain”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsa.u̯us/, [ˈs̠äu̯ʊs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsa.vus/, [ˈsäːvus]

View of the river

Proper noun

Savus m sg (genitive Savī); second declension

1. A tributary river of the Danubius, the Sava

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Savus
genitive	Savī
dative	Savō
accusative	Savum
ablative	Savō
vocative	Save

References

• Savus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Savus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly