Esperanto

Noun

saluto ‎(accusative singular saluton, plural salutoj, accusative plural salutojn)

1. greeting

Derived terms

• salutvorto

Ido

Noun

saluto (plural saluti)

1. greeting

Italian

Etymology

From salutare.

Noun

saluto m ‎(plural saluti)

1. hello, good morning, good night, goodbye, farewell
2. greetings, regards
3. nod, wave of the hand
4. (military) salute
5. short visit to a person

Related terms

• salutare

Verb

saluto

1. first-person singular present of salutare

Latin

Etymology

From salūs ‎(“health, prosperity, wellness”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /saˈluː.toː/

Verb

salūtō ‎(present infinitive salūtāre, perfect active salūtāvī, supine salūtātum); first conjugation

1. I preserve, keep safe.
2. I greet, salute.
3. I pay respects.
4. I bid farewell, take leave.

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References

• saluto in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• saluto in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “saluto”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.
• Meissner, Carl; Auden, Henry William (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
  • in some one's name; on some one's behalf (not nomine alicuius): verbis alicuius, e.g. salutare (Liv. 9. 36)
    
  • (ambiguous) to risk one's life: salutem, vitam suam in discrimen offerre (not exponere)
    
  • (ambiguous) to bring aid to; to rescue: auxilium, opem, salutem ferre alicui
    
  • (ambiguous) to deliver, rescue a person: salutem alicui afferre
    
  • (ambiguous) to effect a person's deliverance: salutem expedire
    
  • (ambiguous) to bless (curse) a person: precari alicui bene (male) or omnia bona (mala), salutem
    
  • (ambiguous) I drink your health: propīno tibi hoc (poculum, salutem)
    
  • (ambiguous) to greet a person: salutem alicui dicere, impertire, nuntiare
    
  • (ambiguous) Cicero sends cordial greetings to Atticus: Cicero Attico S.D.P. (salutem dicit plurimam)
    
  • (ambiguous) my best wishes for your welfare: tibi plurimam salutem
    
  • (ambiguous) remember me to your brother: nuntia fratri tuo salutem verbis meis (Fam. 7. 14)
    
  • (ambiguous) to add to one's letter good wishes to some one: adscribere alicui salutem (Att. 5. 20. 9)
    
  • (ambiguous) to devote oneself body and soul to the good of the state: totum et animo et corpore in salutem rei publicae se conferre
    
  • (ambiguous) to beg for mercy from the conqueror: salutem petere a victore
    
  • (ambiguous) to seek safety in flight: fuga salutem petere