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”).[1]

Pronunciation

(Classical) 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

A tributary river of the Danubius, the Sava

Declension

Second-declension noun, singular only.

Case	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

Pokorny, Julius (1959) “912-913”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, pages 912-913

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