salvo

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English [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

Etymology 1 [edit]

From Latin salvo, ablative of salvus, the past participle of salvāre (“to save, to reserve”), either from salvo jure literally 'the right being reserved', or from salvo errore et omissone 'reserving error and omission'.

Noun [edit]

salvo (plural salvos)

  1. An exception; a reservation; an excuse.
    They admit many salvos, cautions, and reservations. --Eilon Basilike.
    2006 MetaFilter community weblog Britannica's issued a salvo against Nature's famous "Wikipedia and the EB are comparably error-strewn" analysis.
Translations [edit]
An exception

Etymology 2 [edit]

A 1719 alteration of salva (1591) "simultaneous discharge of guns," from Latin salva (“salute, volley”) (compare salve, also from Italian), from Latin salve (“hail”), imperative of salvere: "be in good health!," the usual Roman greeting, regarded as imperative of salvere "to be in good health,"

Noun [edit]

salvo (plural salvos)

  1. (military) A concentrated fire from pieces of artillery, as in endeavoring to make a break in a fortification; a volley.
  2. By extension, any volley, as in an argument or debate.
    • 2011 October 1, Phil Dawkes, “Sunderland 2 - 2 West Brom”, BBC Sport:
      It was an impressive opening salvo from the Baggies, especially for a side that have made a poor beginning to what has been an admittedly tough start to their campaign.
  3. A salute paid by a simultaneous, or nearly simultaneous, firing of a number of cannon.
Translations [edit]
concentrated fire from pieces of artillery
any volley, as in an argument or debate
salute paid by a simultaneous firing of a number of cannons

See also [edit]

Anagrams [edit]

Catalan [edit]

Verb [edit]

salvo

  1. First-person singular present indicative form of salvar.

Dutch [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Latin, see above

Noun [edit]

salvo n (plural salvo's, diminutive salvootje)

  1. salvo, series of shots
  2. salvo, reservation

Italian [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Latin salvus.[1] Cognate to French sauf.

Adjective [edit]

salvo m (f salva, m plural salvi, f plural salve)

  1. safe, out of danger, saved, secure from
  2. safe, whole, intact, undamaged

Synonyms [edit]

Noun [edit]

salvo m (plural salvi)

  1. (proceeded by in) safe, in a safe place, to safety

Preposition [edit]

salvo

  1. except, but, save

Synonyms [edit]

Conjunction [edit]

salvo che

  1. except that; save that, unless, if.. not

Synonyms [edit]

Related terms [edit]

Verb [edit]

salvo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of salvare

References [edit]

  1. ^ Angelo Prati, "Vocabolario Etimologico Italiano", Torino, 1951

Anagrams [edit]

Latin [edit]

Etymology [edit]

Late Latin. From salvus (“safe”).

Verb [edit]

present active salvō, present infinitive salvāre, perfect active salvāvī, supine salvātum.

  1. I save (make safe)

Inflection [edit]

First Conjugation
indicative singular plural
first second third first second third
active present salvō salvās salvat salvāmus salvātis salvant
future salvābō salvābis salvābit salvābimus salvābitis salvābunt
imperfect salvābam salvābās salvābat salvābāmus salvābātis salvābant
perfect salvāvī salvāvistī salvāvit salvāvimus salvāvistis salvāvērunt
future perfect salvāverō salvāveris salvāverit salvāverimus salvāveritis salvāverint
pluperfect salvāveram salvāverās salvāverat salvāverāmus salvāverātis salvāverant
passive present salvor salvāris salvātur salvāmur salvāminī salvantur
future salvābor salvāberis salvābitur salvābimur salvābiminī salvābuntur
imperfect salvābar salvābāris salvābātur salvābāmur salvābāminī salvābantur
perfect Use salvātus m, salvāta f, salvātum n followed by the present indicative of sum.
future perfect Use salvātus m, salvāta f, salvātum n followed by the future indicative of sum.
pluperfect Use salvātus m, salvāta f, salvātum n followed by the imperfect indicative of sum.
subjunctive singular plural
first second third first second third
active present salvem salvēs salvet salvēmus salvētis salvent
imperfect salvārem salvārēs salvāret salvārēmus salvārētis salvārent
perfect salvāverim salvāverīs salvāverit salvāverīmus salvāverītis salvāverint
pluperfect salvāvissem salvāvissēs salvāvisset salvāvissēmus salvāvissētis salvāvissent
passive present salver salvēris salvētur salvēmur salvēminī salventur
imperfect salvārer salvārēris salvārētur salvārēmur salvārēminī salvārentur
perfect Use salvātus m, salvāta f, salvātum n followed by the present subjunctive of sum.
pluperfect Use salvātus m, salvāta f, salvātum n followed by the imperfect subjunctive of sum.
imperatives active passive
present (you) future (you) future (he/she) present (you) future (you) future (he/she)
singular salvā salvātō salvātō salvāre salvātor salvātor
plural salvāte salvātōte salvantō salvāminī — salvantor
present perfect future present perfect future
infinitives salvāre salvāvisse salvātūrus esse salvārī salvātus esse salvātum īrī
participles salvāns (salvantis) — salvātūrus-ra, -rum — salvātus-a, -um salvandus-nda, -ndum

Descendants [edit]

References [edit]

  • salvo in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879
  • save in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Portuguese [edit]

Verb [edit]

salvo

  1. First-person singular (eu) present indicative of salvar

Spanish [edit]

Adjective [edit]

salvo m (feminine salva, masculine plural salvos, feminine plural salvas)

  1. safe

Adverb [edit]

salvo

  1. except, apart from

Related terms [edit]

Verb [edit]

salvo (infinitive salvar)

  1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of salvar.
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