saliva
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed 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. False cognate to Finnish sylki (“saliva, spit”) (from Proto-Finno-Ugric *śülke).
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Noun[edit]
saliva (countable and uncountable, plural salivas or salivae or salivæ)
- (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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French[edit]
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saliva
- third-person singular past historic of saliver
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Italian[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Noun[edit]
saliva f (plural salive)
- (physiology) saliva, spittle, spit
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Etymology 2[edit]
See etymology on the main entry.
Verb[edit]
saliva
Etymology 3[edit]
See etymology on the main entry.
Verb[edit]
saliva
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Indo-European *solH (compare Irish salach (“dirty”), Welsh halog, English sallow, Russian соло́вый (solóvyj, “cream-colored”))[1]
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Noun[edit]
salīva f (genitive salīvae); first declension
Inflection[edit]
Case | Singular | Plural |
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nominative | salīva | salīvae |
genitive | salīvae | salīvārum |
dative | salīvae | salīvīs |
accusative | salīvam | salīvās |
ablative | salīvā | salīvīs |
vocative | salīva | salīvae |
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References[edit]
- saliva in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- saliva in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- saliva in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- saliva in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
- ^ Walde, Alois; Hofmann, Johann Baptist (1954), “saliva”, in Lateinisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 2, 3rd edition, Heidelberg: Carl Winter, page 468
Portuguese[edit]
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saliva f (plural salivas)
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saliva
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of salivar
- second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of salivar
Romanian[edit]
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saliva f
- definite singular nominative and accusative form of salivă.
Spanish[edit]
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Noun[edit]
saliva f (plural salivas)
Verb[edit]
saliva
- Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of salivar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of salivar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of salivar.
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