Сава

• IPA^(key): [ˈsavə]

Са́ва • (Sáva) f inan (genitive Са́вы)

1. Sava (a river in southern Europe, a right side tributary of Danube at Belgrade)

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).

• IPA^(key): /sǎːʋa/
• Hyphenation: Са‧ва

Са́ва f (Latin spelling Sáva)

1. Sava (river)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Σάββας (Sábbas), a spiritual name taken on by Prince Rastko Nemanjić (Saint Sava) upon becoming a monk.

• IPA^(key): /sâːʋa/
• Hyphenation: Са‧ва

Са̑ва f (Latin spelling Sȃva)

1. Saint Sava, first archbishop of the Serbian autocephalous church
2. a male given name, Sava, of Orthodox Christian usage

• IPA^(key): [ˈsaʋɐ]

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From Ancient Greek Σάββας (Sábbas).

Са́ва • (Sáva) m pers (genitive Са́ви, nominative plural Са́ви, genitive plural Сав, relational adjective Са́вин or Са́вичівський, diminutive Савко́)

1. a male given name, Sava, equivalent to Serbo-Croatian Sava

• Саве́нко (Savénko) (surname)
• Савче́нко (Savčénko) (surname)
• Са́вич (Sávyč) (male patronymic)
• Са́вівна (Sávivna) (female patronymic)

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).

Са́ва • (Sáva) f inan (genitive Са́ви, uncountable)

1. Sava (a river in southern Europe, a right side tributary of Danube at Belgrade)

• “Сава”, in Горох – Словозміна [Horokh – Inflection] (in Ukrainian)