sapiente

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sapientem (“discerning, wise”), present active participle of sapiō (“to be wise”). Doublet of saccente.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saˈpjɛn.te/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnte
  • Hyphenation: sa‧pièn‧te

Adjective

sapiente (plural sapienti)

  1. learned
  2. masterly, skilled
  3. trained (of an animal)

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Noun

sapiente m or f by sense (plural sapienti)

  1. sage

Further reading

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

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Latin

Participle

sapiente

  1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of sapiēns

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin sapientem, present participle of sapiō (“to be wise”), from Proto-Indo-European *sap- (“to try; to research”).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /sa.piˈẽ.t͡ʃi/ , (faster pronunciation) /saˈpjẽ.t͡ʃi/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /sa.piˈẽ.te/ , (faster pronunciation) /saˈpjẽ.te/

  • Hyphenation: sa‧pi‧en‧te

Adjective

sapiente m or f (plural sapientes, comparable, comparative mais sapiente, superlative o mais sapiente or sapientíssimo)

  1. wise; intelligent

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Spanish

Adjective

sapiente m or f (masculine and feminine plural sapientes)

  1. wise; knowing

Further reading

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