salvia

See also Salvia

English

Etymology

From Latin salvia (“sage”).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈsælvɪə/

Noun

salvia (plural salvias)

1. A plant in the genus Salvia, such as sage.
   • 2007 July 12, Leslie Land, “Garden Q.&A.”, New York Times:

     But strong-stemmed bushy plants like salvias, coneflowers, cosmos, marigolds, nicotianas and zinnias should be cut back only to the next strong branch or pair of branches.

External links

• Salvia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Salvia on Wikispecies. Wikispecies

Anagrams

• avails, saliva, Valais

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Finnish

(index sa)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈsɑlʋiɑ/
• Hyphenation: sal‧vi‧a

Noun

salvia

1. sage (herb)

Declension

Declension of salvia (type kulkija) singular plural nominative salvia salviat genitive salvian salvioiden salvioitten salviain1 partitive salviaa salvioita accusative salvia salvian salviat inessive salviassa salvioissa elative salviasta salvioista illative salviaan salvioihin adessive salvialla salvioilla ablative salvialta salvioilta allative salvialle salvioille essive salviana salvioina translative salviaksi salvioiksi instructive – salvioin abessive salviatta salvioitta comitative – salvioineen 1) Rare.

Anagrams

• silava, slaavi

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Italian

Noun

salvia f (plural salvie)

1. sage

Anagrams

• lisava, salavi, saliva, salvai, vasali

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Latin

Etymology

From salvus (“well, unharmed”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /ˈsal.wi.a/

Noun

salvia (genitive salviae); f, first declension

1. sage

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	salvia	salviae
genitive	salviae	salviārum
dative	salviae	salviīs
accusative	salviam	salviās
ablative	salviā	salviīs
vocative	salvia	salviae

Descendants

• English: salvia
• French: sauge
• Italian: salvia

• Portuguese: salva
• Romanian: salvie
• Spanish: salvia

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Spanish

Etymology

From Latin salvia.

Noun

salvia f (plural salvias)

1. sage