Salve
German, noun/ˈzalvə/
Salve is spelled S-A-L-V-E (5 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 43,091st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Salve is a German feminine noun meaning “salvo (simultaneous discharge of artillery or firearms including the firing of guns either to hit a target or to perform a salute)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “das gleichzeitige Abfeuern mehrerer Schusswaffen”.
What does Salve mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesalvo (simultaneous discharge of artillery or firearms including the firing of guns either to hit a target or to perform a salute)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. das gleichzeitige Abfeuern mehrerer Schusswaffen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Salve
- Salven plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Salve?
- Germany /ˈzalvə/
- Austria /ˈsalvɛ/
- [ˈzalvə]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to Salve
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is Salve in German?
Salve appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).