"Сава" meaning in Serbo-Croatian

See Сава 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”. Udolph, Jürgen (28 March 2007). "Stara Europa u Hrvatskoj: ime rijeke Save". Folia Onomastica Croatica (12/13) 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=Са́ва}} Са́ва f (Latin spelling Sáva) Inflection templates: {{sh-decl-noun-unc|Са́ва|Саве|Сави|Саву|Саво / Сава|Сави|Савом}} Forms: Са́ва [canonical, feminine], Sáva [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], Са́ва [nominative, singular], Саве [genitive, singular], Сави [dative, singular], Саву [accusative, singular], Саво [singular, vocative], Сава [singular, vocative], Сави [locative, singular], Савом [instrumental, singular]
  1. Sava (river)
    Sense id: en-Сава-sh-name-kB6s-xMi
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Proper name

IPA: /sâːʋa/
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σάββας (Sábbas), a spiritual name taken on by Prince Rastko Nemanjić (Saint Sava) upon becoming a monk. Etymology templates: {{bor+|sh|grc|Σάββας}} Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σάββας (Sábbas) Head templates: {{sh-proper noun|g=f|head=Са̑ва}} Са̑ва f (Latin spelling Sȃva) Inflection templates: {{sh-decl-noun-unc|Са̑ва|Саве|Сави|Саву|Саво|Сави|Савом}} Forms: Са̑ва [canonical, feminine], Sȃva [romanization], no-table-tags [table-tags], Са̑ва [nominative, singular], Саве [genitive, singular], Сави [dative, singular], Саву [accusative, singular], Саво [singular, vocative], Сави [locative, singular], Савом [instrumental, singular]
  1. Saint Sava, first archbishop of the Serbian autocephalous church
    Sense id: en-Сава-sh-name-XBjo3NsZ Categories (other): Serbo-Croatian entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Serbo-Croatian entries with incorrect language header: 8 52 40
  2. a male given name, Sava, of Orthodox Christian usage
    Sense id: en-Сава-sh-name-FnrRMe0- Categories (other): Serbo-Croatian given names, Serbo-Croatian male given names
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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      },
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      "form": "sh-decl-noun-unc\n",
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      "source": "declension",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Сави",
      "source": "declension",
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      ]
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      ]
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    {
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  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/sǎːʋa/"
    }
  ],
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  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σάββας (Sábbas), a spiritual name taken on by Prince Rastko Nemanjić (Saint Sava) upon becoming a monk.",
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    },
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      "tags": [
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      "form": "no-table-tags",
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    },
    {
      "form": "Сави",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Саву",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Саво",
      "source": "declension",
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        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Сави",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Савом",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "instrumental",
        "singular"
      ]
    }
  ],
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      },
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    }
  ],
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      "args": {
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        "6": "Сави",
        "7": "Савом"
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          "_dis": "8 52 40",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Serbo-Croatian entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [],
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        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Saint Sava, first archbishop of the Serbian autocephalous church"
      ],
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    },
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          "parents": [],
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  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "/sâːʋa/"
    }
  ],
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}
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    "Serbo-Croatian proper nouns",
    "Serbo-Croatian terms borrowed from Ancient Greek",
    "Serbo-Croatian terms derived from Ancient Greek",
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  "forms": [
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      "form": "Са́ва",
      "tags": [
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        "feminine"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Sáva",
      "tags": [
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      ]
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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      "source": "declension",
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    {
      "form": "Саво",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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    {
      "form": "Сава",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Сави",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
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    {
      "form": "Савом",
      "source": "declension",
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        "singular"
      ]
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  ],
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        "2": "Саве",
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        "5": "Саво / Сава",
        "6": "Сави",
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        "Sava (river)"
      ],
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        ]
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  ],
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    }
  ],
  "word": "Сава"
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      ]
    },
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      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Саве",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Сави",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Саву",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
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        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Саво",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "Сави",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "locative",
        "singular"
      ]
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    {
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