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Сава
Сава
See also: сава
Russian
Proper noun
Са́ва • (Sáva) f inan (genitive Са́вы)
- 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)
- 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)
- Saint Sava, first archbishop of the Serbian autocephalous church
- 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 |