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PORTUGUESE · A WORD WITH POSSIBILITIES

salve.

hail!

5 characters2 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

intj/ˈsaw.vi/Brazil[ˈsaʊ̯.vi]Brazil/ˈsal.vɨ/Portugal[ˈsaɫ.vɨ]Portugal

  1. hail!

    poetic

  2. greetings, hi

    colloquial
Where this word comes from

From Latin salvē (“hail”).

noun/ˈsaw.vi/Brazil[ˈsaʊ̯.vi]Brazil/ˈsal.vɨ/Portugal[ˈsaɫ.vɨ]Portugal

  1. shout out

    colloquial · masculine
Where this word comes from

From Latin salvē (“hail”).

verb/ˈsaw.vi/Brazil[ˈsaʊ̯.vi]Brazil/ˈsal.vɨ/Portugal[ˈsaɫ.vɨ]Portugal

  1. inflection of salvar: first/third-person singular present subjunctive

    first-person · form-of · present · singular · subjunctive · third-person

  2. inflection of salvar: third-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · singular · third-person
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