LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
interjection

salvē

salvē
Classical[ˈsaɫ.weː]Ecclesiastical[ˈsal.ve]
Mille Verba core vocabulary

Meaning

  1. hail!, hello!, welcome!
  2. farewell!

salvē, adv., v. salvus
I. fin.
salvē,
I. imp., v. salveo.

Origins

Imperative of the verb salveō.

Descendants
  • Italiansalve
  • Portuguesesalve
  • Romaniansalve
  • Spanishsalve

Quick answers

What does salvē mean in Latin?
salvē, a interjection, means “hail!, hello!, welcome!; farewell!”.
How do you pronounce salvē?
In classical Latin, [ˈsaɫ.weː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsal.ve].