são

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sao"

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɐ̃w̃/
  • Homophone: São
  • Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese são, from Latin sānus, from Proto-Indo-European *swā-n- (healthy; whole; active; vigorous).

Adjective

são (feminine singular , masculine plural sãos, feminine plural sãs, comparable)

  1. sound, healthy (enjoying health and vigour of body, mind, or spirit)
  2. sane (mentally sound; possessing a rational mind)
  3. logically sound
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Etymology 2

Alternative forms

  • (in proper nouns, capitalized) São

Adjective

são m (apocopate, standard form santo)

  1. (before the noun) Apocopic form of santo ("saint")

Etymology 3

Inflected form of ser (to be). From Old Portuguese son, from Latin sunt.

Verb

são

  1. Third-person plural (eles, elas, also used with vocês?) present indicative of ser
    • 2005, J. K. Rowling, Lya Wyler, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe, Rocco, page 308:
      Você notou os cabelos dela, são negros e brilhantes e macios...
      You noticed her hair, it's dark and brilliant and soft...
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