LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · femininefirst declension

salīva

salīva f (genitive salīvae)
Classical[saˈliː.wa]Ecclesiastical[saˈliː.va]

Meaning

  1. spittle, saliva

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesalīvasalīvae
genitivesalīvaesalīvārum
dativesalīvaesalīvīs
accusativesalīvamsalīvās
ablativesalīvāsalīvīs
vocativesalīvasalīvae

sălīva, ae, f. kindr. with σίαλον,
I. spittle, saliva (in gen., while sputum is that already spit out; equally used in sing. and plur.).
I. Lit., sing., Cat. 23, 16; 78, 8; 99, 10; Juv. 6, 623; Sen. Ira, 3, 38, 2; Plin. 27, 6, 24, § 41; 28, 12, 53, § 193: in manum ingerere, id. 28, 4, 7, § 37 al.—Plur., Lucr. 4, 638; 4, 1108; Col. 6, 9, 3: unā salivā, without interruption, Hier. ad Pam. 61, 4.—
B. Transf., a spittle-like moisture, slime: cochlearum, slime, Plin. 30, 15, 47, § 136; cf. ostrearum, id, 32, 6, 21, § 60: purpurarum, id. 9, 36, 60, § 128: lacrimationum, id. 11, 37, 54, § 147: siderum (honey-dew), id. 11, 12, 12, § 30.—
II. Trop., taste, flavor; longing, appetite (poet., and in post-Aug. prose): Methymnaei Graia saliva meri, Prop. 4 (5), 8, 38. cf.: suo cuique vino saliva, Plin. 23, 1, 22, § 40: mercurialis, for gain, Pers. 5, 112: turdarum, id. 6, 24: Aetna tibi salivam movet, makes your mouth water, Sen. Ep. 79, 7: quicquid (sc. vinum) ad salivam facit, Petr. 48, 2.

Origins

Unknown. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *solH- (compare Irish salach (“dirty”), Welsh halog, English sallow, Russian соло́вый (solóvyj, “cream-colored”)). May alternatively be of independent expressive or onomatopoeic origin; compare Ancient Greek σίαλον (síalon, “spittle, saliva”).

Elsewhere
  • Catalansaliva
  • Englishsaliva
  • Frenchsalive
  • Occitansaliva
  • Portuguesesaliva
  • Romaniansalivă
  • Spanishsaliva
  • Galiciansaliva
  • Old Irishsaile
  • Piedmontesesaliva
Italo-Romance
  • Italiansaliva
  • Italianscialiva
  • Italiansciliva
Ibero-Romance
  • Portugueseseiva
  • Galicianseiva

Quick answers

What does salīva mean in Latin?
salīva, a noun, means “spittle, saliva”.
What is the genitive of salīva?
The genitive singular is salīvae. salīva is feminine, first declension.
How do you pronounce salīva?
In classical Latin, [saˈliː.wa]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [saˈliː.va].