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Webster 1913 Edition
Saliva
Sa-li′va
,Noun.
[L.; cf. Gr. [GREEK].]
(Physiol.)
The secretion from the salivary glands.
☞ In man the saliva is a more or less turbid and slighty viscid fluid, generally of an alkaline reaction, and is secreted by the parotid, submaxillary, and sublingual glands. In the mouth the saliva is mixed with the secretion from the buccal glands. The secretions from the individual salivary glands have their own special characteristics, and these are not the same in all animals. In man and many animals mixed saliva, i.e., saliva composed of the secretions of all three of the salivary glands, is an important digestive fluid on account of the presence of the peculiar enzyme, ptyalin.
Webster 1828 Edition
Saliva
SALI'VA
,Definition 2024
saliva
saliva
English
Noun
saliva (countable and uncountable, plural salivas or salivae or salivæ)
- (physiology) A clear, slightly alkaline liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands, consisting of water, mucin, protein, and enzymes. It moistens the mouth, lubricates ingested food, and begins the breakdown of starches.
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Translations
liquid secreted into the mouth
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Italian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [saˈliː.va], /saˈliva/
- Hyphenation: sa‧lì‧va
Noun
saliva f (plural salive)
- (physiology) saliva, spittle, spit
Related terms
Verb
saliva
- third-person singular imperfect of salire
- third-person singular present of salivare
- second-person singular imperative of salivare
Anagrams
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /saˈliː.wa/
Noun
salīva f (genitive salīvae); first declension
Inflection
First declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | salīva | salīvae |
| genitive | salīvae | salīvārum |
| dative | salīvae | salīvīs |
| accusative | salīvam | salīvās |
| ablative | salīvā | salīvīs |
| vocative | salīva | salīvae |
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References
- saliva in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- saliva in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- Félix Gaffiot (1934), “saliva”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
- saliva in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Portuguese
Noun
saliva f (plural salivas)
- saliva (liquid secreted into the mouth)
Verb
saliva
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of salivar
- second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of salivar
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
saliva f (plural salivas)
Verb
saliva
- Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of salivar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of salivar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of salivar.