LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
proper noun · masculinefirst declension

Sala1

Sala m sg (genitive Salae)

Meaning

  1. masculinesingularIJssel, river in Germania (now the Netherlands)

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographySalaSala (Σάλασγ). 1. A river in Germany, between which and the Rhine, according to Strabo (vii. p.291), Drusus Germanicus lost his life. That the river w…GeographySalaSala (Σάλα, Ptol. 4.1.2; Plin. Nat. 5.1), a town of Mauretania, on the W. coast of Africa, situated near a river of the same name, noticed by the Roma…
proper noun · masculinefirst declension
Sala2
Sala m sg (genitive Salae)

Meaning

  1. masculinesingularSaale, river in Germania (now Germany)

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographySalaSala (Σάλασγ). 1. A river in Germany, between which and the Rhine, according to Strabo (vii. p.291), Drusus Germanicus lost his life. That the river w…GeographySalaSala (Σάλα, Ptol. 4.1.2; Plin. Nat. 5.1), a town of Mauretania, on the W. coast of Africa, situated near a river of the same name, noticed by the Roma…
proper noun · masculinefirst declension
Sala3
Sala m sg (genitive Salae)

Meaning

  1. masculinesingularBou Regreg, river in Mauritania (now Morocco)

Origins

Of Semitic origin, from Punic 𐤔𐤏𐤋𐤕 (šʿlt), cognate with Hebrew סלע (“rock”). Folk etymology connected the name to Salah (Hebrew שֶׁלַח), a descendant of Noah. Known in Arabic as سلا, in Berber languages as ⵙⵍⴰ.

In the Academy Smith's classical dictionaries

GeographySalaSala (Σάλασγ). 1. A river in Germany, between which and the Rhine, according to Strabo (vii. p.291), Drusus Germanicus lost his life. That the river w…GeographySalaSala (Σάλα, Ptol. 4.1.2; Plin. Nat. 5.1), a town of Mauretania, on the W. coast of Africa, situated near a river of the same name, noticed by the Roma…
proper noun · femininefirst declension
Sala4
Sala f sg (genitive Salae)

Meaning

  1. femininesingularSalé or (historical) Sala, a city in Mauritania (now Morocco)

Origins

Of Semitic origin, from Punic 𐤔𐤏𐤋𐤕 (šʿlt), cognate with Hebrew סלע (“rock”). Folk etymology connected the name to Salah (Hebrew שֶׁלַח), a descendant of Noah. Known in Arabic as سلا, in Berber languages as ⵙⵍⴰ.

proper noun · femininefirst declension
Sala5
Sala f sg (genitive Salae)

Meaning

  1. femininehistoricalsingularSala, a town between Sabaria and Poetovio in Pannonia
proper noun · femininefirst declension
Sala6
Sala f sg (genitive Salae)

Meaning

  1. femininehistoricalsingularSala, a town of the Turdetani between Tucci and Nebrissa.

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativeSala—
genitiveSalae—
dativeSalae—
accusativeSalam—
ablativeSalā—
vocativeSala—
locativeSalae—

Quick answers

What does Sala mean in Latin?
Sala, a proper noun, means “IJssel, river in Germania (now the Netherlands)”.
What is the genitive of Sala?
The genitive singular is Salae. Sala is masculine, first declension.