Swedish noun

en salva

salve, ointment, volley, salvo

Meaning

salve, ointment; volley; salvo

In Swedish: läkande medel att stryka på huden

Forms

Forms of salva
Singular, indefinite	en salva
Singular, definite	salvan
Plural, indefinite	salvor
Plural, definite	salvorna

salva is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor salva, den stora salvan. Check another noun

Practise salva

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Is it en salva or ett salva?

salva in a sentence

skrattsalvor
bursts of laughter

Words built with salva

hudsalva skin lotion
skrattsalva burst of laughter
gevärssalva volley of rifle fire

Questions

What does salva mean in English?

salva means “salve, ointment, volley”.

Is it en salva or ett salva?

It is en salva, and “the salve” is salvan.

What is the plural of salva?

The plural of salva is salvor, and the definite plural is salvorna.

Nearby common words

salva is number 6,458 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

6,454entusiasm enthusiasm
6,455förbättring improvement
6,456gam vulture
6,457konsulat consulate
6,459asien Asia
6,460arbetsrum a workroom (for example an office, or for hobbies)
6,461intuition intuition
6,462chili chili (chili pepper; chili powder)

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Browse the dictionary