saliva
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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.
Pronunciation[edit]
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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Translations[edit]
liquid secreted into the mouth
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Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin salīva, attested from the 14th century.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
saliva f (plural salives)
Related terms[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ “saliva” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
Further reading[edit]
- “saliva” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “saliva” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “saliva” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
French[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): /sa.li.va/
- Homophones: salivas, salivât
Verb[edit]
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
Related terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb[edit]
saliva
Etymology 3[edit]
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb[edit]
saliva
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Latin[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unknown. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *solH- (compare Irish salach (“dirty”), Welsh halog, English sallow, Russian соло́вый (solóvyj, “cream-colored”)).[1] May alternatively be of independent expressive/onomatopoeic origin; compare Ancient Greek σίαλον (síalon).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
salīva f (genitive salīvae); first declension
Declension[edit]
First-declension noun.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | salīva | salīvae |
| Genitive | salīvae | salīvārum |
| Dative | salīvae | salīvīs |
| Accusative | salīvam | salīvās |
| Ablative | salīvā | salīvīs |
| Vocative | salīva | salīvae |
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
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, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 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]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin salīva, probably borrowed.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
saliva f (plural salivas)
Verb[edit]
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]
Etymology 1[edit]
From French saliver, from Latin salivare.
Verb[edit]
a saliva (third-person singular present salivează, past participle salivat) 1st conj.
- to salivate
Conjugation[edit]
conjugation of saliva (first conjugation, -ez- infix)
| infinitive | a saliva | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| gerund | salivând | ||||||
| past participle | salivat | ||||||
| number | singular | plural | |||||
| person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | 1st person | 2nd person | 3rd person | |
| indicative | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
| present | salivez | salivezi | salivează | salivăm | salivați | salivează | |
| imperfect | salivam | salivai | saliva | salivam | salivați | salivau | |
| simple perfect | salivai | salivași | salivă | salivarăm | salivarăți | salivară | |
| pluperfect | salivasem | salivaseși | salivase | salivaserăm | salivaserăți | salivaseră | |
| subjunctive | eu | tu | el/ea | noi | voi | ei/ele | |
| present | să salivez | să salivezi | să saliveze | să salivăm | să salivați | să saliveze | |
| imperative | — | tu | — | — | voi | — | |
| affirmative | salivează | salivați | |||||
| negative | nu saliva | nu salivați | |||||
Etymology 2[edit]
Noun[edit]
saliva f
Spanish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Latin salīva, probably borrowed[1].
Noun[edit]
saliva f (plural salivas)
Related terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
See the etymology of the main entry.
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.
Anagrams[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José A. (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN
Further reading[edit]
- “saliva” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.
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