# savi
## Catalan
### Etymology

Inherited from Vulgar Latin *sapium (“wise”), from Latin sapidus (“delicious, wise”). Despite the spelling, no dialect shows a pronunciation with /v/. The expected spelling with ⟨b⟩ is attested in Old Catalan.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [ˈsa.βi]
* IPA: (Balearic, Valencia) [ˈsa.bi]

### Noun

savi m (plural savis, feminine sàvia)
* wise person, sage

### Adjective

savi (feminine sàvia, masculine plural savis, feminine plural sàvies)
* wise

#### Derived terms

* sàviament
* saviesa

### References

* ↑ “savi” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

### Further reading

* “savi” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## Esperanto
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈsavi]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -avi
* Hyphenation: sa‧vi

### Verb

savi (present savas, past savis, future savos, conditional savus, volitive savu)
* to save, rescue

#### Related terms

* antaŭsavi (“to preserve”)

#### Related terms

* savo

## Estonian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *savi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *śawe.

### Noun

savi (genitive savi, partitive savi)
* clay

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “savi”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009

## Finnish
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *savi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *śawe. Cognates include Estonian savi, Erzya сёвонь (śovoń) and Eastern Mari шун (šun).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsɑʋi/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝ʋi]
* Rhymes: -ɑʋi
* Hyphenation: sa‧vi

### Noun

savi
* clay (mineral substance made up of small crystals of silica and alumina)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of savi (Kotus type 7/ovi, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
saveni
saveni
accusative
nom.
saveni
saveni
gen.
saveni
genitive
saveni
savieni
partitive
saveani
saviani
inessive
savessani
savissani
elative
savestani
savistani
illative
saveeni
saviini
adessive
savellani
savillani
ablative
saveltani
saviltani
allative
savelleni
savilleni
essive
savenani
savinani
translative
savekseni
savikseni
abessive
savettani
savittani
instructive
comitative
—savineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
savesi
savesi
accusative
nom.
savesi
savesi
gen.
savesi
genitive
savesi
saviesi
partitive
saveasi
saviasi
inessive
savessasi
savissasi
elative
savestasi
savistasi
illative
saveesi
saviisi
adessive
savellasi
savillasi
ablative
saveltasi
saviltasi
allative
savellesi
savillesi
essive
savenasi
savinasi
translative
saveksesi
saviksesi
abessive
savettasi
savittasi
instructive
comitative
—savinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
savemme
savemme
accusative
nom.
savemme
savemme
gen.
savemme
genitive
savemme
saviemme
partitive
saveamme
saviamme
inessive
savessamme
savissamme
elative
savestamme
savistamme
illative
saveemme
saviimme
adessive
savellamme
savillamme
ablative
saveltamme
saviltamme
allative
savellemme
savillemme
essive
savenamme
savinamme
translative
saveksemme
saviksemme
abessive
savettamme
savittamme
instructive
comitative
—savinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
savenne
savenne
accusative
nom.
savenne
savenne
gen.
savenne
genitive
savenne
savienne
partitive
saveanne
savianne
inessive
savessanne
savissanne
elative
savestanne
savistanne
illative
saveenne
saviinne
adessive
savellanne
savillanne
ablative
saveltanne
saviltanne
allative
savellenne
savillenne
essive
savenanne
savinanne
translative
saveksenne
saviksenne
abessive
savettanne
savittanne
instructive
comitative
—savinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
savensa
savensa
accusative
nom.
savensa
savensa
gen.
savensa
genitive
savensa
saviensa
partitive
saveaan saveansa
saviaan saviansa
inessive
savessaan savessansa
savissaan savissansa
elative
savestaan savestansa
savistaan savistansa
illative
saveensa
saviinsa
adessive
savellaan savellansa
savillaan savillansa
ablative
saveltaan saveltansa
saviltaan saviltansa
allative
savelleen savellensa
savilleen savillensa
essive
savenaan savenansa
savinaan savinansa
translative
savekseen saveksensa
savikseen saviksensa
abessive
savettaan savettansa
savittaan savittansa
instructive
comitative
—savineen savinensa :

#### Derived terms

* savinen
* saves
* savikka
* savikko
* syteen tai saveen
* Savela
* Savikko
* Savinen
* Savio
* saveta
* savettaa
* savettua
* saveutua
* alusavimaannos
* hapansavimaannos
* hiesusavi
* hietasavi
* hiuesavi
* kaakelisavi
* kaoliinisavi
* keramiikkasavi
* kerrossavi
* kevytsavi
* liejusavi
* lohkaresavi
* lustosavi
* muotoilusavi
* muovailusavi
* posliinisavi
* savenharmaa
* savenvalaja
* savenvalanta
* savenvalu
* Saviaro
* saviastia
* saviesine
* saviharkko
* saviheinä
* savihoito
* savijalka
* savikakku
* savikerros
* savikerrostuma
* savikiekko
* savikimpale
* savikivi
* savikokkare
* savikukko
* savikuoppa
* savikuppi
* Savikurki
* savikylpy
* Savilaakso
* Savilahti
* Savilampi
* savilieju
* saviliuske
* Saviluoto
* savimaa
* savimaja
* savimineraali
* Savimäki
* Saviniemi
* Savioja
* savipaakku
* saviperäinen
* savipiippu
* savipitoinen
* savipohja
* savipuoli
* savipuumuura
* savirakennus
* Saviranta
* saviruukku
* Savitaipale
* savitalo
* savitaulu
* savitavara
* saviteollisuus
* savitiili
* savituote
* savityö
* savivelli

### References

* Häkkinen, Kaisa (2004) Nykysuomen etymologinen sanakirja [Modern Finnish Etymological Dictionary] (in Finnish), Juva: WSOY, →ISBN

### Further reading

* “savi”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

### Anagrams

* visa

## Ido
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsavi/

### Noun

savi
* plural of savo

## Ingrian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *savi. Cognates include Finnish savi and Estonian savi.

### Pronunciation

* (Ala-Laukaa) IPA: /ˈsɑʋi/, [ˈs̠ɑʋi]
* (Soikkola) IPA: /ˈsɑʋi/, [ˈʃɑʋi]
* Rhymes: -ɑʋi
* Hyphenation: sa‧vi

### Noun

savi
* clay
** 1937, V. A. Tetjurev, translated by N. I. Molotsova, Loonnontiito (ensimäin osa): oppikirja alkușkoulun kolmatta klaassaa vart, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-Pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 6:Pintamaanalus voip olla erilaisist maaporodist: savest, liivast, kalkist ja muist.The subsoil can consist of various soil types: clay, sand, limestone and others.

#### Derived terms

* maasavi
* merisavi
* savekas
* savenjalka
* savertaa
* saviallas
* saviheinä
* saviin
* savikaakka
* savikehvel
* savipääskö

### References

* Fedor Tumansky (1790) “сави”, in Опытъ повѣствованїя о дѣянїях, положенїи, состоянїи и раздѣленїи Санкт-Петербургской губернїи [An experiment of an account of the acts, location, condition and division of the Saint Petersburg gubernia], Краткїй словарь ижерскаго, финскаго, эстонскаго, чюдскаго, и ямскаго нарѣчїя съ россїйскимъ переводомъ [A short dictionary of the Ingrian, Finnish, Estonian, Chud and Yamtian dialects with a Russian translation], page 685
* V. I. Junus (1936) Iƶoran Keelen Grammatikka‎, Leningrad: Riikin Ucebno-pedagogiceskoi Izdateljstva, page 9
* Ruben E. Nirvi (1971) Inkeroismurteiden Sanakirja, Helsinki: Suomalais-Ugrilainen Seura, page 509

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈsa.vi/
* Rhymes: -avi
* Hyphenation: sà‧vi

### Adjective

savi
* masculine plural of savio

### Noun

savi m
* plural of savio

### Anagrams

* Vasi, svia, vasi

## Karelian
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *savi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *śawe.

### Noun

savi
* clay

## Latvian
### Pronoun

savi
* nominative plural masculine of savs

## Livvi
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *savi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *śawe.

### Noun

savi
* clay

## Middle English
### Verb

savi
* (Southern) Alternative form of saven

## Occitan
### Etymology

From Old Occitan savi, from Vulgar Latin *sapium (“wise”), from Latin sapidus (“delicious, wise”).

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

savi m (feminine singular savia, masculine plural savis, feminine plural savias)
* wise

## Old Occitan
### Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *sapium (“wise”), from Latin sapidus (“delicious, wise”).

### Adjective

savi m (feminine singular savia, masculine plural savis, feminine plural savias)
* wise

#### Related terms

* saber

#### Descendants

* Occitan: savi
* → Italian: savio
* → Sicilian: saviu

### References

* Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002) “sapĭdus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch, volumes 11: S–Si, page 202

## San Juan Colorado Mixtec
### Etymology

From Proto-Mixtec *sawiʔ.

### Noun

sàvì
* rain

#### Derived terms

* caahán savi
* cuún savi
* vico savi
* yuu savi

### References

* Stark Campbell, Sara, et al. (1986) Diccionario mixteco de San Juan Colorado (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 29)‎ (in Spanish), México, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., pages 55–56

## Veps
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *savi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *śawe.

### Noun

savi
* clay

#### Derived terms

* savekaz
* savesine
* savima
* savipada
* savipohj
* savivezi

### References

* Zajceva, N. G., Mullonen, M. I. (2007) “глина”, in Uz’ venä-vepsläine vajehnik / Novyj russko-vepsskij slovarʹ [New Russian–Veps Dictionary]‎, Petrozavodsk: Periodika

## Võro
### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *savi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *śawe.

### Noun

savi (genitive savi, partitive savvi)
* clay

#### Inflection

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

## Votic
### Alternative forms

* savvi

### Etymology

From Proto-Finnic *savi, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *śawe.

### Pronunciation

* (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA: /ˈsɑvi/, [ˈsɑvʲi]
* Rhymes: -ɑvi
* Hyphenation: sa‧vi

### Noun

savi
* clay

#### Inflection
### References

* Hallap, V., Adler, E., Grünberg, S., Leppik, M. (2012) Vadja keele sõnaraamat [A dictionary of the Votic language], 2nd edition, Tallinn