different between saliva vs flobby

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sal?va (“spittle”), of uncertain origin. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *salw-, *sal- (“dirt, dirty”), cognate with Old English salu (“dark, dusky”). More at sallow.

Pronunciation

• enPR: s?-l??-v?, IPA^(key): /s??la?v?/
• Hyphenation: sa?li?va
• Rhymes: -a?v?

Noun

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.

   Synonyms: spit, spittle

Derived terms

Related terms

• salivation

Translations

See also

• drool
• sputum

Anagrams

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

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin sal?va, attested from the 14th century.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /s??li.v?/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /s??li.b?/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /sa?li.va/

Noun

saliva f (plural salives)

1. saliva

Related terms

• salivar

References

Further reading

• “saliva” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “saliva” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “saliva” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

French

Pronunciation

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

Verb

saliva

1. third-person singular past historic of saliver

Anagrams

• lavais, valais, valsai

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa?li.va/
• Hyphenation: sa?lì?va

Etymology 1

From Latin sal?va.

Noun

saliva f (plural salive)

1. (physiology) saliva, spittle, spit

Related terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

saliva

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

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

saliva

1. third-person singular imperfect indicative of salire

Anagrams

• lisava, salavi, salvai, salvia, vasali

Latin

Etymology

Unknown. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *solH- (compare Irish salach (“dirty”), Welsh halog, English sallow, Russian ???????? (solóvyj, “cream-colored”)). May alternatively be of independent expressive/onomatopoeic origin; compare Ancient Greek ?????? (síalon).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /sa?li?.u?a/, [s?ä?li?u?ä]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /sa?li.va/, [s??li?v?]

Noun

sal?va f (genitive sal?vae); first declension

1. spittle, saliva

Declension

First-declension noun.

Derived terms

• sal?v?

Descendants

References

• 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.

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin sal?va, probably borrowed.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa?li.va/

Noun

saliva f (plural salivas)

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

Verb

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

Romanian

Etymology 1

From French saliver, from Latin salivare.

Verb

a saliva (third-person singular present saliveaz?, past participle salivat) 1st conj.

1. to salivate

Conjugation

Etymology 2

Noun

saliva f

1. definite nominative/accusative singular of saliv?

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa?liba/, [sa?li.??a]

Etymology 1

From Latin sal?va, probably borrowed.

Noun

saliva f (plural salivas)

1. saliva, spittle

Related terms

• salivar

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the main entry.

Verb

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.

Anagrams

• salvia

References

Further reading

• “saliva” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.

English

Etymology

flob +? -y

Pronunciation

Adjective

flobby (comparative flobbier, superlative flobbiest)

1. (slang) full of saliva

Anagrams

• bobfly