Saravus
Latin
Alternative forms
Etymology
Of Celtic origin, from Proto-Celtic *ser- (“to flow, move”) with the Gallic suffix -avus, related to *srutom (“stream, river”).[1]
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈsa.ra.wʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈsaː.ra.vus]
Proper noun
Saravus m sg (genitive Saravī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun, singular only.
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | Saravus |
| genitive | Saravī |
| dative | Saravō |
| accusative | Saravum |
| ablative | Saravō |
| vocative | Sarave |
References
- “Sarra”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Saravus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “Saravus”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
- ^ Ernest Nègre - Toponymie générale de la France