Latin Word of the Day
salve
/SAL-ve/ • interjection — 12th of Apr, 2026
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Meaning: hello; greetings (a friendly greeting meaning 'be well')
Examples
- Salve!
(Hello!) - Salve, amice, quomodo vales?
(Hello, friend, how are you?) - Salvete, discipuli; incipiamus lectionem.
(Hello, students; let us begin the lesson.)
Synonyms
- ave
- salvete
Used as a standard greeting in Latin. Use 'salve' when addressing a single person and 'salvete' for a group. 'Ave' is a more formal or classical alternative. Pronunciation can vary (classical SAL-we, ecclesiastical SAL-veh), but the stress is on the first syllable.
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