"Sava" meaning in Serbo-Croatian

See Sava in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /sǎːʋa/
Etymology: Of pre-Slavic origin, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *sewh₁- (“to press, push (forth); to water”) + *-eh₂, thus meaning something like “that which pushes forth, which waters”. The name in Greek was Σάος (Sáos). Etymology templates: {{der|sh|ine-pro|*sewh₁-|t=to press, push (forth); to water}} Proto-Indo-European *sewh₁- (“to press, push (forth); to water”) Head templates: {{sh-proper noun|g=f|head=Sáva}} Sáva f (Cyrillic spelling Са́ва) Inflection templates: {{sh-decl-noun-unc|Sáva|Save|Savi|Savu|Savo / Sava|Savi|Savom}} Forms: Sáva [canonical, feminine], Са́ва [Cyrillic], no-table-tags [table-tags], Sáva [nominative, singular], Save [genitive, singular], Savi [dative, singular], Savu [accusative, singular], Savo [singular, vocative], Sava [singular, vocative], Savi [locative, singular], Savom [instrumental, singular]
  1. Sava (river)
    Sense id: en-Sava-sh-name-kB6s-xMi
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /sâːʋa/
Etymology: From Ancient Greek Σάββας (Sábbas), a spiritual name taken on by Prince Rastko Nemanjić (Saint Sava) upon becoming a monk, from Aramaic סבא (“grandfather, old man”). Etymology templates: {{der|sh|grc|Σάββας}} Ancient Greek Σάββας (Sábbas), {{der|sh|arc|סבא|t=grandfather, old man}} Aramaic סבא (“grandfather, old man”) Head templates: {{sh-proper noun|g=f|head=Sȃva}} Sȃva f (Cyrillic spelling Са̑ва) Inflection templates: {{sh-decl-noun-unc|Sȃva|Save|Savi|Savu|Savo|Savi|Savom}} Forms: Sȃva [canonical, feminine], Са̑ва [Cyrillic], no-table-tags [table-tags], Sȃva [nominative, singular], Save [genitive, singular], Savi [dative, singular], Savu [accusative, singular], Savo [singular, vocative], Savi [locative, singular], Savom [instrumental, singular]
  1. Saint Sava, first archbishop of the Serbian autocephalous church
    Sense id: en-Sava-sh-name-XBjo3NsZ
  2. a male given name (primarily used by people with an Orthodox Christian background) Categories (topical): Serbo-Croatian given names, Serbo-Croatian male given names
    Sense id: en-Sava-sh-name-8e5UzvBe Categories (other): Serbo-Croatian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Serbo-Croatian entries with incorrect language header: 2 28 69
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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