saliva

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.

• enPR: sə-līʹ-və IPA^(key): /səˈlaɪvə/
• Rhymes: -aɪvə

saliva (countable and uncountable, plural salivas or salivae or salivæ)

1. (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.

• spit
• spittle

• salivary
• salivate

• salivation

• drool
• sputum

• Alavis, Avilas, Slavia, Valais, avails, salvia

• IPA^(key): /sa.li.va/
• Homophones: salivas, salivât

saliva

1. third-person singular past historic of saliver

• lavais, valais, valsai

• IPA^(key): /saˈli.va/, [s̪äˈl̺iːvä]
• Stress: salìva
• Hyphenation: sa‧li‧va

From Latin salīva.

saliva f (plural salive)

1. (physiology) saliva, spittle, spit

• salivare
• salivatorio
• salivazione

See the etymology of the main entry.

saliva

1. third-person singular present indicative of salivare
2. second-person singular imperative of salivare

See the etymology of the main entry.

saliva

1. third-person singular imperfect indicative of salire

• lisava, salavi, salvai, salvia, vasali

From Proto-Indo-European *solH (compare Irish salach (“dirty”), Welsh halog, English sallow, Russian соло́вый (solóvyj, “cream-colored”))[1]

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /saˈliː.wa/

salīva f (genitive salīvae); first declension

1. spittle, saliva

First declension.

• salīvō

• 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.

From Latin salīva, probably borrowed.

• IPA^(key): /saˈli.va/

saliva f (plural salivas)

1. saliva, spittle (liquid secreted into the mouth)

saliva

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of salivar
2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of salivar

saliva f

1. definite nominative and accusative singular of salivă

From Latin salīva, probably borrowed[1].

• IPA^(key): [sa̠ˈli.βa̠]
• See also: sílaba, sábila

saliva f (plural salivas)

1. saliva, spittle

saliva

1. Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of salivar.
2. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of salivar.
3. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of salivar.

• salvia