savio

See also: Savio

Italian

Etymology

From the vulgarization of Latin sapidus (“wise”). Doublet of sapido. Compare Portuguese sábio, Sicilian sàviu, Spanish sabio.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈsa.vjo/
  • Rhymes: -avjo
  • Hyphenation: sà‧vio

Adjective

savio (feminine savia, masculine plural savi, feminine plural savie)

  1. wise
  2. sensible

Derived terms

Noun

savio m (plural savi)

  1. a wise man

Further reading
  • savio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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Serbo-Croatian

Participle

savio (Cyrillic spelling савио)

  1. masculine singular active past participle of saviti
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