são

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sao"

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• saõ (obsolete)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɐ̃w̃/
• Homophone: São
• Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃

Etymology 1

From Old Portuguese são, from Latin sānus, from Proto-Indo-European *swā-n- (“healthy; whole; active; vigorous”).

Adjective

são (feminine singular sã, masculine plural sãos, feminine plural sãs, comparable)

1. sound, healthy (enjoying health and vigour of body, mind, or spirit)

   Synonyms: hígido, saudável, sadio

   Antonyms: doente, enfermo

2. sane (mentally sound; possessing a rational mind)

   Antonyms: demente, doido, insano, louco

3. logically sound

   Synonyms: lógico, correto, sólido

   Antonyms: antilógico, incorreto

Derived terms

• são e salvo

Related terms

• sanar
• sanear
• sanidade
• sanificar
• sanitário

Noun

são m (plural sãos, feminine sã, feminine plural sãs)

1. someone or something healthy

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
   • 2005, J. K. Rowling, Lya Wyler, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe, Rocco, page 308:

     Você notou os cabelos dela, são negros e brilhantes e macios...

     You noticed her hair, it's dark and brilliant and soft...