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Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese sabio (“wise”), from Latin sapĭdus (“wise”), from sapiō (“to be wise”, literally “to taste of”), from Proto-Indo-European *sap- (“to try, to research”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsa.bi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈsa.bju/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsa.bi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈsa.bju/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsa.bi.o/ , (faster pronunciation) /ˈsa.bjo/
- Rhymes: (Brazil) -abiu, (Portugal) -abju
- Hyphenation: sá‧bi‧o
Adjective
sábio (feminine sábia, masculine plural sábios, feminine plural sábias)
- wise; sage
- Nunca pensei que ele podesse ser tão sábio. ― I never thought he could be so wise.
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Noun
sábio m (plural sábios, feminine sábia, feminine plural sábias)
- sage (wise man)
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