sabio

See also: Sabio and sábio

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin sapĭdus, from sapiō (“I am wise”, literally “I taste of”), from Proto-Indo-European *sap- (“to try, to research”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsabjo/, [ˈsaβjo]

Adjective

sabio (feminine singular sabia, masculine plural sabios, feminine plural sabias)

1. learned

   Synonym: docto

2. prudent; wise

   Synonym: prudente

Noun

sabio m (plural sabios, feminine sabia, feminine plural sabias)

1. learned person
2. wise person

Derived terms

• Siete Sabios

Related terms

• saber
• sabiduría f