Saba
English
Proper noun
Saba
- An island in the southern part of the Caribbean Sea off the west coast of Venezuela, a special municipality of the Netherlands.
Derived terms
Translations
Anagrams
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsa.ba/, [ˈs̪äːbä]
- Rhymes: -aba
- Stress: Sàba
- Hyphenation: Sa‧ba
Etymology 1
From Latin Saba, from Ancient Greek Σάβα (Sába), from Hebrew שְׁבָא (Šəḇā).
Proper noun 1
Saba f
- (biblical) Sheba
Proper noun 2
Saba m
- a male given name of historical usage, equivalent to English Sheba
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Saba m
- Saba, an island in the Caribbean Netherlands.
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Σάβα (Sába), from Hebrew שְׁבָא (Šəḇā).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsa.ba/
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈsa.ba/, [ˈsaː.ba]
Proper noun
Saba f (genitive Sabae); first declension
- (biblical) Sheba
Inflection
First declension.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| nominative | Saba |
| genitive | Sabae |
| dative | Sabae |
| accusative | Sabam |
| ablative | Sabā |
| vocative | Saba |
Descendants
- Italian: Saba
References
- Saba in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
- Saba in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- Saba in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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