proper noun · masculinesecond declension
Savus
Savus m sg (genitive Savī)
Classical[ˈsa.wʊs]Ecclesiastical[ˈsaː.vus]
Meaning
- masculinesingularA tributary river of the Danubius, the Sava
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | Savus | — |
| genitive | Savī | — |
| dative | Savō | — |
| accusative | Savum | — |
| ablative | Savō | — |
| vocative | Save | — |
Sāvus (Saus), i, m., = Σαοῦος,
I. a river in Pannonia, a tributary of the Danube, now the Save, Claud. Laud. Stil. 2, 192; Just. 32, 3, 8; Sex. Ruf. Brev. 7 fin.—Form Saus, Plin. 3, 25, 28, § 147.—Hence, adj.: Sā-vensis, e, lying upon or adjoining the Save: regis, Sex. Ruf. Brev. 7 fin.
Origins
From Ancient Greek Σάουος (Sáouos), according to Pokorny, of Illyrian origin (*Souos), from Proto-Indo-European *sew- (“sap, juice”), see also sugo (“I suck”), Ancient Greek ὕω (húō, “I rain”).