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/

• (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 pudesse ser tão sábio. ― I never thought he could be so wise.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:inteligente

Antonyms

• See Thesaurus:inteligente

Noun

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

1. sage (wise man)

Related terms

• sabedoria
• saber