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savin

name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈsævɪn/
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  • CMU ARPABET: S AE1 V IH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A surname.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

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Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

The evergreen shrub Juniperus sabina, endemic to Europe, which yields a medicinal oil.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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3

noun

Meaning 3

The poisonous dried tips of this plant, with anthelmintic properties, used as a drug.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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4

noun

Meaning 4

The eastern red cedar, Juniperus virginiana, of eastern North America.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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5

noun

Meaning 5

procumbent or spreading juniper

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dwarf juniper, Juniperus sabina

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: juniper

History

Etymology

* As a Russian surname, from a personal name derived from Byzantine Greek Σάββας (Sábbas). See Savas. * As an English and French surname, from Savin, a variant of Sabin. * As an Irish surname, variant of Sabin.

Inherited from Middle English savyne, from Old French savine, from Latin sabīna. Compare Old English safine.

Across languages

Translations

40 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Abaza: дзыхӏвы (dzəḥwə) — Juniperus sabina
  • Abaza: щхъанарат (śqanarat) — Juniperus sabina
  • Abkhaz: аҭәы́цбӷьы (atwə́cbğjə) — Juniperus sabina
  • Albanian: jermësinë — Juniperus sabina
  • Arabic: أَبْهُل (ʔabhul) — Juniperus sabina
  • Arabic: شَبِينَة (šabīna) — Juniperus sabina
  • Armenian: ցրդենի (cʻrdeni) — Juniperus sabina
  • Armenian: ցրդի (cʻrdi) — Juniperus sabina
  • Old Armenian: ցիրդ (cʻird) — Juniperus sabina
  • Old Armenian: ցրդենի (cʻrdeni) — Juniperus sabina
  • Old Armenian: ցրդի (cʻrdi) — Juniperus sabina
  • Bulgarian: смрадлива хвойна (smradliva hvojna) — Juniperus sabina
  • Catalan: savina de muntanya — Juniperus sabina
  • Czech: jalovec chvojka — Juniperus sabina
  • Dutch: zavelboom — Juniperus sabina
  • Dutch: zevenboom — Juniperus sabina
  • Finnish: rohtokataja — Juniperus sabina
  • French: sabine — Juniperus sabina
  • French: sabinier — Juniperus sabina
  • Georgian: კაზაკური ღვია (ḳazaḳuri ɣvia) — Juniperus sabina
  • Georgian: წყვედა (c̣q̇veda) — Juniperus sabina
  • German: Stinkwacholder — Juniperus sabina
  • Ancient Greek: βράθυ (bráthu) — Juniperus sabina
  • Hebrew: אבהל (avhál) — Juniperus sabina
  • Italian: sabina — Juniperus sabina
  • Latin: sabīna — Juniperus sabina
  • Middle English: savyne — Juniperus sabina
  • Old English: safine — Juniperus sabina
  • Persian: ابهل (abhol, obhol) — Juniperus sabina
  • Polish: Jałowiec sabiński — Juniperus sabina
  • Polish: jałowiec sawina — Juniperus sabina
  • Polish: sawina — Juniperus sabina
  • Romanian: sabină — Juniperus sabina
  • Romanian: cetină-de-negi — Juniperus sabina
  • Russian: можжеве́льник каза́цкий (možževélʹnik kazáckij) — Juniperus sabina
  • Serbo-Croatian: со̀мина — Juniperus sabina
  • Serbo-Croatian: sòmina — Juniperus sabina
  • Spanish: sabina — Juniperus sabina
  • Turkish: karaardıç — Juniperus sabina
  • Ottoman Turkish: قره آردج (kara ardıc) — Juniperus sabina