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savage

/ˈsævədʒ/SA-vuhj
/ˈsævədʒ/SA-vuhj

Meaningof the woods

Common meaning: fierce and untamed

Other meanings: long used, now offensively, of peoples seen as uncivilised

Journey through time

  1. Latinsilva, -ae‘a wood, woodland’
  2. Old Frenchsalvagesource
  3. Middle Englishsavagesource
  4. Englishsavage‘fierce and untamed’ · today

sav also in: sylvan

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin silva ‘a wood, woodland’.

Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry silva, p. 1700 · dictionary scan

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Related words

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