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

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

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 (primarily used by people with an Orthodox Christian background)
Declension
Declension of Сава
singular
nominative Са̑ва
genitive Саве
dative Сави
accusative Саву
vocative Саво
locative Сави
instrumental Савом
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