Portuguese

Alternative forms

• S. (abbreviation)

Adjective

São m

1. forms the titles of male saints whose names begins with a consonant

Coordinate terms

• santa
• santo

Derived terms

See also

• são

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• saõ (obsolete)

Adjective

são ‎(feminine singular sã, 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

Synonyms

• (healthy): hígido, saudável, sadio
• (logically sound): lógico, correto, sólido

Antonyms

• (healthy): doente, enfermo
• (sane): demente, doido, insano, louco
• (logically sound): antilógico, incorreto

Derived terms

• são e salvo

Related terms

• sanar
• sanear
• sanidade
• sanificar
• sanitário

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
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