saio

Basque

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /s̺ai̯o/, [s̺ai̯.o̞]

Noun

saio inan

1. attempt, try, effort

   Synonym: ahalegin

2. session

   Synonym: irratsaio

3. essay

Declension

Declension of saio (inanimate, ending in vowel)

	indefinite	singular	plural
absolutive	saio	saioa	saioak
ergative	saiok	saioak	saioek
dative	saiori	saioari	saioei
genitive	saioren	saioaren	saioen
comitative	saiorekin	saioarekin	saioekin
causative	saiorengatik	saioarengatik	saioengatik
benefactive	saiorentzat	saioarentzat	saioentzat
instrumental	saioz	saioaz	saioez
inessive	saiotan	saioan	saioetan
locative	saiotako	saioko	saioetako
allative	saiotara	saiora	saioetara
terminative	saiotaraino	saioraino	saioetaraino
directive	saiotarantz	saiorantz	saioetarantz
destinative	saiotarako	saiorako	saioetarako
ablative	saiotatik	saiotik	saioetatik
partitive	saiorik	—	—
prolative	saiotzat	—	—

Further reading

• “saio”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• “saio”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Galician

Etymology 1

From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Vulgar Latin *sagium, from Latin sagum, cognate of Ancient Greek σάγος (ságos); probably from a pre-Roman substrate of Iberia (Apian wrote that the word was considered proper of the Celts of Iberia) and ultimately from Celtic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsajʊ]

Noun

saio m (plural saios)

1. robe
   • 1707, Salvador Francisco Roel, Entremés ao real e feliz parto da nosa raíña:

     Afonso:
     E como està o afillado?
     Christobo:
     Esse jà quer ir a Escola,
     pero porque non tèn sayo
     està decote na Eyra
     para escorrentar o Gando.

     Afonso:
     How is doing my godchild?
     Christobo:
     He already want to go to school,
     but since he has no robe
     is all the time in the field
     for driving away the livestock.

   • 1820, Manuel Pardo de Andrade, Os servís e os liberás:

     Palurdos que vos vestides,
     Como eu, de sayo de lá,
     Polainas, zocos, monteira,
     E un bo baloco na man

     Rustics that wear,
     as myself, with a woolen robe,
     gaiters, clogs, cap
     and a good staff in hand

Related terms

• saia

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

saio

1. first-person singular present indicative of saír
2. (reintegrationist norm) first-person singular present indicative of sair

References

• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “sayo”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• “saio” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “saio” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French saie, from Latin sagum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsa.jo/
• Rhymes: -ajo
• Hyphenation: sà‧io

Noun

saio m (plural sai)

1. habit (worn by a monk)

Further reading

• saio in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• saio in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
• saio in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• saio in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• saio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• Iosa, iosa, oasi, osai, soia

Latin

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsai̯.i̯oː/, [ˈs̠äi̯ːoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsa.jo/, [ˈsäːjo]

Noun

saiō m (genitive saiōnis); third declension

1. A sort of torturer or executioner
2. An usher

Declension

Third-declension noun.

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	saiō	saiōnēs
Genitive	saiōnis	saiōnum
Dative	saiōnī	saiōnibus
Accusative	saiōnem	saiōnēs
Ablative	saiōne	saiōnibus
Vocative	saiō	saiōnēs

References

• saio in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsaj.u/ [ˈsaɪ̯.u]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsaj.u/ [ˈsaɪ̯.u]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsaj.o/ [ˈsaɪ̯.o]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsaj.u/

• Rhymes: -aju
• Hyphenation: sai‧o

Verb

saio

1. first-person singular present indicative of sair