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English

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Etymology

Spanish santo

Noun

santo (plural santos)

  1. (art) A wooden or ivory statue of a saint, angel or other religious figure, found in Spain and former Spanish colonies.
    • 1972, Shirley Glubok, The Art of the Spanish in the United States and Puerto Rico:
      A santo may get a new coat of paint on its feast day or at Christmas. Or sometimes, when a prayer has been granted, a Puerto Rican repays his santo with a fresh coat of paint.

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Asturian

Adjective

santo

  1. neuter of santu

Galician

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Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese santo, from Latin sānctus, perfect passive participle of sanciō (“consecrate, appoint as sacred”), from Proto-Indo-European *sān- (“healthy, happy”).

Adjective

santo (feminine santa, masculine plural santos, feminine plural santas)

  1. holy, sacred

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Noun

santo m (plural santos, feminine santa, feminine plural santas)

  1. saint

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Portuguese santo (“male saint”), from Old Galician-Portuguese santo, from Latin sānctus, perfect passive participle of sanciō (“consecrate, appoint as sacred”), from Proto-Indo-European *sān- (“healthy, happy”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: san‧to

Noun

santo m (plural santo-santo, para santo)

  1. saint (male)
    Santo Petrus ― Saint Peter

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Istriot

Etymology

From Latin sānctus.

Adjective

santo

  1. holy

Italian

Alternative forms

  • san (Saint, before a consonant (except preconsonantal s))
  • sant' (Saint, before a vowel)
  • S. (Saint, abbreviation)

Etymology

From Latin sānctus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsan.to/
  • Rhymes: -anto
  • Hyphenation: sàn‧to

Adjective

santo (feminine santa, masculine plural santi, feminine plural sante, superlative santissimo)

  1. holy

Noun

santo m (plural santi, feminine santa)

  1. saint
  2. (before a name of a saint or in place names, often capitalized) Saint

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Further reading

  • santo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Neapolitan

Etymology

Inherited from Latin sanctus.

Pronunciation

  • (Naples) IPA(key): , (in sandhi)
    • (feminine) IPA(key): , (in sandhi)

Adjective

santo (feminine singular santa, plural sante)

  1. holy

References

  • AIS: Sprach- und Sachatlas Italiens und der Südschweiz – map 800: “la pila dell'acqua santa” – on navigais-web.pd.istc.cnr.it
  • Ledgeway, Adam (2009) Grammatica diacronica del napoletano, Tübingen: Niemeyer, pages 80, 82

Pali

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Adjective

santo

  1. nominative singular/plural masculine of santa, which is present active participle of atthi (“to be”)
  2. nominative singular masculine of santa (“calm”), which is past participle of sammati (“to be calmed”)
  3. nominative singular masculine of santa (“tired”), which is past participle of sammati (“to be tired”)

Portuguese

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Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese santo, from Latin sānctus, perfect passive participle of sanciō (“consecrate, appoint as sacred”), from Proto-Indo-European *sān- (“healthy, happy”).

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Adjective

santo (feminine santa, masculine plural santos, feminine plural santas, comparable, comparative mais santo, superlative o mais santo or santíssimo, diminutive santinho)

  1. holy, sacred
    1. dedicated to a religious purpose or a god; religious
      Synonym: religioso
      Antonyms: laico, secular
    2. flawless from a religious point of view
      Synonyms: perfeito, puro
    3. designed or exalted by a divine sanction; venerable
      Synonyms: sagrado, sacro, venerável
    4. (of a day) during which one must dedicate himself to religion, rather than work
    5. saintly; relating to saints
  2. (figuratively) pure, immaculate, undefiled
    1. innocent
      Synonyms: puro, inocente
      Antonyms: impuro, pecador, réprobo
    2. chaste
      Synonyms: puro, casto, imaculado
      Antonyms: impuro, libidinoso

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Noun

santo m (plural santos, feminine santa, feminine plural santas)

  1. (Roman Catholicism) someone who has been formally canonised by the Catholic Church
  2. (Candomblé, Afro-Brazilian religion) orisha (deities in the Yoruba religion)
  3. saint (a virtuous or holy person)
  4. an extremely kind individual

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Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From earlier sancto, from Latin sānctus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsanto/
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -anto
  • Syllabification: san‧to

Adjective

santo (feminine santa, masculine plural santos, feminine plural santas, superlative santísimo)

  1. holy, godly

Noun

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santo m (plural santos, feminine santa, feminine plural santas)

  1. male saint
  2. name day
    Synonym: onomástica

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Tagalog

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Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish santo, from Old Spanish sancto, from Latin sānctus.

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Noun

santo or santó (feminine santa, Baybayin spelling ᜐᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ)

  1. saint (especially a male saint)
  2. image or statue of a saint

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Adjective

santo or santó (feminine santa, Baybayin spelling ᜐᜈ᜔ᜆᜓ)

  1. referring to an important figure, item, or event which had a masculine gender in Spanish: holy; sacred (used in certain expressions)
    Synonym: banal

Further reading

  • “santo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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