saio

Galician

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsajo̝/

Noun

saio m (plural saios)

1. robe

Related terms

• saia

Etymology 2

Verb

saio

1. first-person singular present indicative of saír

References

• Template:R:DDLG
• Template:R:TILG

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Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French saie, from Latin sagum.

Noun

saio m (plural sai)

1. habit (worn by a monk)

Anagrams

• iosa, oasi, osai, soia

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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.

	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.

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aju

Verb

saio