Σάββας

Greek

Etymology

From Koine Greek Σάββας (Sábbas), from σάββατον (sábbaton, “Sabbath”), from Hebrew שבת (šabbāṯ, “Sabbath”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsavas/
  • Hyphenation: Σάβ‧βας

Proper noun

Σάββας • (Sávvas) m

  1. a male given name
  2. A saint whose feast day in the Greek Orthodox tradition is 5 December.

Declension
  Σάββας
case     \     number singular
nominative Σάββας •
genitive Σάββα •
accusative Σάββα •
vocative Σάββα •
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