patrono
Esperanto edit
Etymology edit
Derived from Latin patronus, from pater (“father”).
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Noun edit
patrono (accusative singular patronon, plural patronoj, accusative plural patronojn)
- (history) patron, protector (one who protects or supports)
- sponsor, donor (wealthy individual who supports an artist etc.)
- (religion) patron saint
- Sankta Jozefo estas la patrono de la ĉarpentistoj.
- Saint Joseph is the patron saint of carpenters.
- Je la tago de mia sankta patrono.
- On the day of my patron saint.
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Interlingua edit
Noun edit
patrono (plural patronos)
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From Latin patrōnus (“patron”).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
patrono m (plural patroni, feminine patrona)
- patron saint
- Synonym: santo patrono
Noun edit
patrono m (plural patroni)
Noun edit
patrono m (plural patroni, feminine patronessa)
- benefactor, patron
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Latin edit
Noun edit
patrōnō
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin patrōnus. Doublet of patrão and padrão.
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: pa‧tro‧no
Noun edit
patrono m (plural patronos)
- (religion) patron saint (saint who protects a specific place, group of people or profession)
- patron (one who protects or supports)
- (Ancient Rome) patron (master who had freed his slave but still retained some paternal rights over him)
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Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin patrōnus. Doublet of padrón.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
patrono m (plural patronos, feminine patrona, feminine plural patronas)
- patron (one who protects and supports)
- Synonym: patrón
- owner of a house where someone is a guest
- employer
- Synonym: empleador
- master
- (religion) patron saint
- Synonyms: santo patrón, santo patrono
Further reading edit
- “patrono”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014