saliva
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See also salivă
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From Latin salīva (“spittle”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *salw-, *sal- (“dirt, dirty”), cognate with Old English salu (“dark, dusky”). More at sallow.
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saliva (plural salivae or salivas)
- (physiology) A clear, slightly alkaline liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands, consisting of water, mucin, protein, and enzymes, It moistens the mouth, lubricates ingested food, and begins the breakdown of starches.
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liquid secreted into the mouth
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saliva
- third-person singular past historic of saliver
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saliva f. (plural salive)
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saliva
- third-person singular imperfect tense of salire
- third-person singular present tense of salivare
- second-person singular imperative of salivare
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salīva (genitive salīvae); f, first declension
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| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | salīva | salīvae |
| genitive | salīvae | salīvārum |
| dative | salīvae | salīvīs |
| accusative | salīvam | salīvās |
| ablative | salīvā | salīvīs |
| vocative | salīva | salīvae |
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- saliva in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879
- saliva in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
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saliva f. (singular, nominative/accusative, definite form of salivă)
- the saliva
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- IPA: [saˈliβa]
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saliva f. (plural salivas)
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saliva (infinitive salivar)
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