sábio

See also: sabio

Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese sabio (“wise”), from Latin sapĭdus (“wise”), from sapiō (“to be wise”, literally “to taste of”), from Proto-Indo-European *sap- (“to try, to research”).

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsa.bi.u/ [ˈsa.bɪ.u], (faster pronunciation) /ˈsa.bju/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsa.bi.o/ [ˈsa.bɪ.o], (faster pronunciation) /ˈsa.bjo/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈsa.bju/ [ˈsa.βju]

  • Rhymes: (Brazil) -abiu, (Portugal) -abju
  • Hyphenation: sá‧bi‧o

Adjective

sábio (feminine sábia, masculine plural sábios, feminine plural sábias)

  1. wise; sage
    Nunca pensei que ele podesse ser tão sábio. ― I never thought he could be so wise.

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Noun

sábio m (plural sábios, feminine sábia, feminine plural sábias)

  1. sage (wise man)
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