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santa

See also: Santa, sánta, Sánta, sânta, sântă, and šanta

Afar edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /sanˈta/, [sʌnˈtʌ]
  • Hyphenation: san‧ta

Noun edit

santá f (plural sánot m)

  1. bag, sack

Declension edit

Declension of santá
absolutive santá
predicative santá
subjective santá
genitive santá
Postpositioned forms
l-case santál
k-case santák
t-case santát
h-case santáh

References edit

  • E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “santa”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
  • Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎[1], Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Asturian edit

Noun edit

santa f (plural santes)

  1. saint (woman proclaimed as saint)

Catalan edit

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

santa

  1. feminine singular of sant

Noun edit

santa f (plural santes)

  1. female equivalent of sant

Franco-Provençal edit

Noun edit

santa (Lyonnais)

  1. Archaic form of santât (“health”).

References edit

  • santa in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu

Finnish edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Proto-Norse [Term?] (compare Old Norse sandr, Swedish sand).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɑntɑ/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝n̪t̪ɑ̝]
  • Rhymes: -ɑntɑ
  • Syllabification(key): san‧ta

Noun edit

santa

  1. sand (usually slightly wet sand)
    Synonym: hiekka
    • unknown, unknown, “Oi kallis kotimaa”, in "Sotilaspoika", editor, Suomen sotilaan lauluja, 4th edition, Porvoo: Werner Söderström Osakeyhtiö, published 1933:
      Poikia on haudattu Balkanin santaan
      Toiselle puolelle Tonavan.
      (Our) boys have been buried in Balkan sand
      on the other side of the Danube

Declension edit

Inflection of santa (Kotus type 9*J/kala, nt-nn gradation)
nominative santa sannat
genitive sannan santojen
partitive santaa santoja
illative santaan santoihin
singular plural
nominative santa sannat
accusative nom. santa sannat
gen. sannan
genitive sannan santojen
santainrare
partitive santaa santoja
inessive sannassa sannoissa
elative sannasta sannoista
illative santaan santoihin
adessive sannalla sannoilla
ablative sannalta sannoilta
allative sannalle sannoille
essive santana santoina
translative sannaksi sannoiksi
abessive sannatta sannoitta
instructive — sannoin
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of santa (Kotus type 9*J/kala, nt-nn gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative santani santani
accusative nom. santani santani
gen. santani
genitive santani santojeni
santainirare
partitive santaani santojani
inessive sannassani sannoissani
elative sannastani sannoistani
illative santaani santoihini
adessive sannallani sannoillani
ablative sannaltani sannoiltani
allative sannalleni sannoilleni
essive santanani santoinani
translative sannakseni sannoikseni
abessive sannattani sannoittani
instructive — —
comitative — santoineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative santasi santasi
accusative nom. santasi santasi
gen. santasi
genitive santasi santojesi
santaisirare
partitive santaasi santojasi
inessive sannassasi sannoissasi
elative sannastasi sannoistasi
illative santaasi santoihisi
adessive sannallasi sannoillasi
ablative sannaltasi sannoiltasi
allative sannallesi sannoillesi
essive santanasi santoinasi
translative sannaksesi sannoiksesi
abessive sannattasi sannoittasi
instructive — —
comitative — santoinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative santamme santamme
accusative nom. santamme santamme
gen. santamme
genitive santamme santojemme
santaimmerare
partitive santaamme santojamme
inessive sannassamme sannoissamme
elative sannastamme sannoistamme
illative santaamme santoihimme
adessive sannallamme sannoillamme
ablative sannaltamme sannoiltamme
allative sannallemme sannoillemme
essive santanamme santoinamme
translative sannaksemme sannoiksemme
abessive sannattamme sannoittamme
instructive — —
comitative — santoinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative santanne santanne
accusative nom. santanne santanne
gen. santanne
genitive santanne santojenne
santainnerare
partitive santaanne santojanne
inessive sannassanne sannoissanne
elative sannastanne sannoistanne
illative santaanne santoihinne
adessive sannallanne sannoillanne
ablative sannaltanne sannoiltanne
allative sannallenne sannoillenne
essive santananne santoinanne
translative sannaksenne sannoiksenne
abessive sannattanne sannoittanne
instructive — —
comitative — santoinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative santansa santansa
accusative nom. santansa santansa
gen. santansa
genitive santansa santojensa
santainsarare
partitive santaansa santojaan
santojansa
inessive sannassaan
sannassansa 		sannoissaan
sannoissansa
elative sannastaan
sannastansa 		sannoistaan
sannoistansa
illative santaansa santoihinsa
adessive sannallaan
sannallansa 		sannoillaan
sannoillansa
ablative sannaltaan
sannaltansa 		sannoiltaan
sannoiltansa
allative sannalleen
sannallensa 		sannoilleen
sannoillensa
essive santanaan
santanansa 		santoinaan
santoinansa
translative sannakseen
sannaksensa 		sannoikseen
sannoiksensa
abessive sannattaan
sannattansa 		sannoittaan
sannoittansa
instructive — —
comitative — santoineen
santoinensa

Derived terms edit

compounds

Further reading edit

Anagrams edit

Galician edit

Adjective edit

santa

  1. feminine singular of santo

Noun edit

santa f (plural santas)

  1. female equivalent of santo

Ido edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Esperanto sankta, English saint, French saint, German Sankt, Italian santo, Spanish santo..

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

santa

  1. holy

Derived terms edit

Indonesian edit

Etymology edit

From Portuguese santa (“female saint”), from Old Galician-Portuguese santa, from Latin sānctus, perfect passive participle of sanciō (“consecrate, appoint as sacred”), from Proto-Indo-European *sān- (“healthy, happy”).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈsan.ta]
  • Hyphenation: san‧ta

Noun edit

santa (first-person possessive santaku, second-person possessive santamu, third-person possessive santanya)

  1. saint (female)

Related terms edit

Further reading edit

Italian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈsan.ta/
  • Rhymes: -anta
  • Hyphenation: sàn‧ta

Adjective edit

santa f sg

  1. feminine singular of santo (“holy”)

Noun edit

santa f (plural sante)

  1. saint
  2. Saint (before a name of a saint or in place names, as Santa )

Anagrams edit

Kristang edit

Etymology edit

From Portuguese santo.

Adjective edit

santa

  1. holy

Noun edit

santa

  1. saint

Ladin edit

Adjective edit

santa

  1. feminine singular of sant

Neapolitan edit

Adjective edit

santa f sg

  1. feminine singular of santo

Pali edit

Alternative forms edit

Alternative forms

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Sanskrit सन्त् (sant).

Adjective edit

santa

  1. present active participle of atthi (“to be”)
    • c. 500 AD, Kaccāyana, Pālivyākaraṇaṃ [Pali Grammar]‎[3], page 6; republished as Satish Chandra Acharyya Vidyabhusana, editor, Kaccayana's Pali Grammar (edited in Devanagari character and translated into English), Calcutta, Bengal: Mahabodhi Society, 1901:
      या च पन सक्कतगन्थेसु समञ्ञा घोसाति वाघोसाति वा ता पयोगे सति एत्थापि पयुज्जते
      Yā ca pana sakkataganthesu samaññā ghosāti vāghosāti vā tā payoge sati etthāpi payujjate.
      And moreover that designation either 'voiced' or 'unvoiced' which is in Sanskrit texts is applied even here when there is occasion.
  2. true
  3. good
Usage notes edit

In the locative absolute, the locative singular form is sati irrespective of gender.

Declension edit
Declension table of "santa" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)santosanto
Accusative (second)santaṃsante
Instrumental (third)satā or santenasabbhi or santehi
Dative (fourth)sato or santassasataṃ
Ablative (fifth)satā or santasmā or santamhā or santāsabbhi or santehi
Genitive (sixth)sato or santassasataṃ
Locative (seventh)satisantesu
Vocative (calling)santasanto
Declension table of "satī" (feminine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)satīsatiyo or satī
Accusative (second)satiṃ or satiyaṃsatiyo or satī
Instrumental (third)satiyāsatīhi or satībhi
Dative (fourth)satiyāsatīnaṃ
Ablative (fifth)satiyāsatīhi or satībhi
Genitive (sixth)satiyāsatīnaṃ
Locative (seventh)satiyā or satiyaṃsatīsu
Vocative (calling)satisatiyo or satī
Declension table of "santa" (neuter)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)santaṃsantāni
Accusative (second)santaṃsantāni
Instrumental (third)satā or santenasabbhi or santehi
Dative (fourth)sato or santassasataṃ
Ablative (fifth)satā or santasmā or santamhā or santāsabbhi or santehi
Genitive (sixth)sato or santassasataṃ
Locative (seventh)satisantesu
Vocative (calling)santasantāni

Etymology 2 edit

Adjective edit

santa

  1. past participle of sammati (“to be calmed; to dwell”)
  2. calmed
  3. tranquil
Declension edit
Declension table of "santa" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)santosantā
Accusative (second)santaṃsante
Instrumental (third)santenasantehi or santebhi
Dative (fourth)santassa or santāya or santatthaṃsantānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)santasmā or santamhā or santāsantehi or santebhi
Genitive (sixth)santassasantānaṃ
Locative (seventh)santasmiṃ or santamhi or santesantesu
Vocative (calling)santasantā
Declension table of "santā" (feminine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)santāsantāyo or santā
Accusative (second)santaṃsantāyo or santā
Instrumental (third)santāyasantāhi or santābhi
Dative (fourth)santāyasantānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)santāyasantāhi or santābhi
Genitive (sixth)santāyasantānaṃ
Locative (seventh)santāya or santāyaṃsantāsu
Vocative (calling)santesantāyo or santā
Declension table of "santa" (neuter)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)santaṃsantāni
Accusative (second)santaṃsantāni
Instrumental (third)santenasantehi or santebhi
Dative (fourth)santassa or santāya or santatthaṃsantānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)santasmā or santamhā or santāsantehi or santebhi
Genitive (sixth)santassasantānaṃ
Locative (seventh)santasmiṃ or santamhi or santesantesu
Vocative (calling)santasantāni

Etymology 3 edit

Adjective edit

santa

  1. past participle of sammati (“to be tired”)
  2. tired, exhausted
Declension edit
Declension table of "santa" (masculine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)santosantā
Accusative (second)santaṃsante
Instrumental (third)santenasantehi or santebhi
Dative (fourth)santassa or santāya or santatthaṃsantānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)santasmā or santamhā or santāsantehi or santebhi
Genitive (sixth)santassasantānaṃ
Locative (seventh)santasmiṃ or santamhi or santesantesu
Vocative (calling)santasantā
Declension table of "santā" (feminine)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)santāsantāyo or santā
Accusative (second)santaṃsantāyo or santā
Instrumental (third)santāyasantāhi or santābhi
Dative (fourth)santāyasantānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)santāyasantāhi or santābhi
Genitive (sixth)santāyasantānaṃ
Locative (seventh)santāya or santāyaṃsantāsu
Vocative (calling)santesantāyo or santā
Declension table of "santa" (neuter)
Case \ NumberSingularPlural
Nominative (first)santaṃsantāni
Accusative (second)santaṃsantāni
Instrumental (third)santenasantehi or santebhi
Dative (fourth)santassa or santāya or santatthaṃsantānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)santasmā or santamhā or santāsantehi or santebhi
Genitive (sixth)santassasantānaṃ
Locative (seventh)santasmiṃ or santamhi or santesantesu
Vocative (calling)santasantāni

References edit

  • Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875, page 461.
  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “sant”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead
  • Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “santa”, in Pali-English Dictionary‎, London: Chipstead

Portuguese edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

santa f (plural santas)

  1. saintess; female equivalent of santo
  2. (figuratively, often ironically) a good or kind woman

Adjective edit

santa

  1. feminine singular of santo

Serbo-Croatian edit

Noun edit

sȃnta f (Cyrillic spelling са̑нта)

  1. iceberg

Sicilian edit

Noun edit

santa f (plural santi)

  1. female equivalent of santu

Spanish edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Inherited from Old Spanish sancta, from Latin sānctus.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈsanta/ [ˈsãn̪.t̪a]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -anta
  • Syllabification: san‧ta

Noun edit

santa f (plural santas)

  1. saintess; female equivalent of santo

Adjective edit

santa

  1. feminine singular of santo

Related terms edit

Further reading edit

Sranan Tongo edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Portuguese santa or less probably Spanish santa.

Adjective edit

santa

  1. holy

Derived terms edit

Noun edit

santa

  1. saint

Tagalog edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Spanish santa, feminine of santo.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈsanta/, [ˈsan.tɐ]
  • Hyphenation: san‧ta

Adjective edit

santa (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜈ᜔ᜆ)

  1. feminine of santo: referring to an important figure, item, or event which had a feminine gender in Spanish: holy; sacred (used in certain expressions)
    Synonym: banal

Related terms edit

Related terms edit

Noun edit

santa (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜈ᜔ᜆ)

  1. feminine of santo: female saint
  2. feminine of santo: image or statue of a female saint

Further reading edit

  • “santa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
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