santo
English
Noun
santo (plural santos)
- (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.
- 1972, Shirley Glubok, The Art of the Spanish in the United States and Puerto Rico
Asturian
Galician
Etymology
From Old 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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Indonesian
Etymology
From Portuguese santo (“male saint”), from Old Portuguese santo, from Latin sānctus, perfect passive participle of sanciō (“consecrate, appoint as sacred”), from Proto-Indo-European *sān- (“healthy, happy”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈsan.to]
- Hyphenation: san‧to
Alternative forms
Related terms
Further reading
- “santo” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Italian
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsan.to/
- Rhymes: -anto
- Hyphenation: sàn‧to
Adjective
santo (feminine santa, masculine plural santi, feminine plural sante, superlative santissimo)
Noun
Derived terms
- Anno Santo
- camposanto
- santabarbara
- santamente
- santa Messa
- Santa Sede
- santificare
- santificazione
- santino
- santissimo
- santità
- santone
- Santo Padre
- santorale
- Santo Sepolcro
- santuario
- Settimana Santa
- Spirito Santo
- Terra Santa
- tutti i Santi / Ognissanti
- vinsanto
Further reading
- santo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Pali
Alternative forms
- 𑀲𑀦𑁆𑀢𑁄 (Brahmi script)
- सन्तो (Devanagari script)
- সন্তো (Bengali script)
- සන්තො (Sinhalese script)
- သန္တော or သၼ္တေႃ or သၼ်တေႃ (Burmese script)
- สนฺโต or สันโต (Thai script)
- ᩈᨶ᩠ᨲᩮᩣ (Tai Tham script)
- ສນ຺ໂຕ or ສັນໂຕ (Lao script)
- សន្តោ (Khmer script)
- 𑄥𑄚𑄴𑄖𑄮 (Chakma script)
Adjective
santo
- nominative singular/plural masculine of santa, which is present active participle of atthi (“to be”)
- nominative singular masculine of santa (“calm”), which is past participle of sammati (“to be calmed”)
- nominative singular masculine of santa (“tired”), which is past participle of sammati (“to be tired”)
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- sancto (obsolete)
Etymology
From Old 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, comparable, comparative mais santo, superlative o mais santo or santíssimo)
- holy, sacred
- (figuratively) pure, immaculate, undefiled
Derived terms
Related terms
- santeiro
- santificação
- santificado
- santificador
- santificante
- santificar
- santificável
- santimônia
- santinho
- santuário
Descendants
- Kadiwéu: xaanto
Spanish
Alternative forms
- sancto (obsolete)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsanto/ [ˈsãn̪.t̪o]
Audio (Colombia) (file) - Rhymes: -anto
- Syllabification: san‧to
Adjective
santo (feminine santa, masculine plural santos, feminine plural santas, superlative santísimo)
Noun
santo m (plural santos, feminine santa, feminine plural santas)
- male saint
- name day
- Synonym: onomástica
Derived terms
- campo santo
- como a un santo dos pistolas
- Día de los Santos Inocentes
- Día de Todos los Santos
- dormir en santa paz
- Espíritu Santo
- guerra santa
- hierba santa
- irse el santo al cielo
- Jueves Santo
- llegar y besar el santo
- mano de santo
- palo santo
- por todos los santos
- quedarse para vestir santos
- san
- Santo Grial
- santo grial
- Santo Niño
- santo patrón
- santo patrono
- santo y seña
- Tierra Santa
- Viernes Santo
Related terms
Further reading
- “santo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Tagalog
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: san‧to
- IPA(key): /ˈsanto/, [ˈsan.to]
- IPA(key): /sanˈto/, [sɐnˈto]
- Rhymes: -anto
Adjective
santó (feminine santa)
Derived terms
- santo oleo
Derived terms
- kasanto-santuhan
- kasantuhan
- pagkasanto
- santo-santo
- santo-santuhan
- santuhin