santa

See also: Santa and sánta

Asturian

Noun

santa f (plural santes)

1. saint (woman proclaimed as saint)

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈsan.tə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈsan.ta]

Adjective

santa

1. feminine singular of sant

Noun

santa f (plural santes)

1. (deprecated template usage) feminine equivalent of sant

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Finnish

Etymology

From Swedish sand.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑntɑ/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝n̪t̪ɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑntɑ
• Hyphenation: san‧ta

Noun

santa

1. sand (usually meaning slightly wet sand)

   Synonym: hiekka

Declension

Inflection of santa (Kotus type 9*J/kala, nt-nn gradation)
nominative		santa	sannat
genitive		sannan	santojen
partitive		santaa	santoja
illative		santaan	santoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		santa	sannat
accusative	nom.	santa	sannat
	gen.	sannan
genitive		sannan	santojen santain rare
partitive		santaa	santoja
inessive		sannassa	sannoissa
elative		sannasta	sannoista
illative		santaan	santoihin
adessive		sannalla	sannoilla
ablative		sannalta	sannoilta
allative		sannalle	sannoille
essive		santana	santoina
translative		sannaksi	sannoiksi
abessive		sannatta	sannoitta
instructive		—	sannoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of santa (Kotus type 9*J/kala, nt-nn gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative santani santani accusative nom. santani santani gen. santani genitive santani santojeni santaini rare partitive santaani santojani inessive sannassani sannoissani elative sannastani sannoistani illative santaani santoihini adessive sannallani sannoillani ablative sannaltani sannoiltani allative sannalleni sannoilleni essive santanani santoinani translative sannakseni sannoikseni abessive sannattani sannoittani instructive — — comitative — santoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative santasi santasi accusative nom. santasi santasi gen. santasi genitive santasi santojesi santaisi rare partitive santaasi santojasi inessive sannassasi sannoissasi elative sannastasi sannoistasi illative santaasi santoihisi adessive sannallasi sannoillasi ablative sannaltasi sannoiltasi allative sannallesi sannoillesi essive santanasi santoinasi translative sannaksesi sannoiksesi abessive sannattasi sannoittasi instructive — — comitative — santoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative santamme santamme accusative nom. santamme santamme gen. santamme genitive santamme santojemme santaimme rare partitive santaamme santojamme inessive sannassamme sannoissamme elative sannastamme sannoistamme illative santaamme santoihimme adessive sannallamme sannoillamme ablative sannaltamme sannoiltamme allative sannallemme sannoillemme essive santanamme santoinamme translative sannaksemme sannoiksemme abessive sannattamme sannoittamme instructive — — comitative — santoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative santanne santanne accusative nom. santanne santanne gen. santanne genitive santanne santojenne santainne rare partitive santaanne santojanne inessive sannassanne sannoissanne elative sannastanne sannoistanne illative santaanne santoihinne adessive sannallanne sannoillanne ablative sannaltanne sannoiltanne allative sannallenne sannoillenne essive santananne santoinanne translative sannaksenne sannoiksenne abessive sannattanne sannoittanne instructive — — comitative — santoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative santansa santansa accusative nom. santansa santansa gen. santansa genitive santansa santojensa santainsa rare partitive santaansa santojaan santojansa inessive sannassaan sannassansa sannoissaan sannoissansa elative sannastaan sannastansa sannoistaan sannoistansa illative santaansa santoihinsa adessive sannallaan sannallansa sannoillaan sannoillansa ablative sannaltaan sannaltansa sannoiltaan sannoiltansa allative sannalleen sannallensa sannoilleen sannoillensa essive santanaan santanansa santoinaan santoinansa translative sannakseen sannaksensa sannoikseen sannoiksensa abessive sannattaan sannattansa sannoittaan sannoittansa instructive — — comitative — santoineen santoinensa

Anagrams

• ansat, nasta, natsa, sanat, tasan

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Galician

Adjective

santa

1. feminine singular of santo

Noun

santa f (plural santas)

1. (deprecated template usage) feminine equivalent of santo

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Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto sankta, English saint, French saint, German Sankt, Italian santo, Spanish santo..

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsanta/

Adjective

santa

1. holy

Derived terms

• santeso

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Indonesian

Etymology

From Portuguese santa (“female saint”), from Old Galician-Portuguese santa, from Latin sānctus, perfect passive participle of sanciō (“consecrate, appoint as sacred”), from Proto-Indo-European *sān- (“healthy, happy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈsan.ta]
• Hyphenation: san‧ta

Noun

santa (first-person possessive santaku, second-person possessive santamu, third-person possessive santanya)

1. saint (female)

Related terms

• santo

 

Further reading

• “santa” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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Italian

Adjective

1. (deprecated template usage) Feminine singular of adjective santo.

Noun

santa f (plural sante)

1. saint
2. (before a name of a saint or in place names, as Santa) Saint

Anagrams

• stana

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Ladin

Adjective

santa

1. feminine singular of sant

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Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative forms

• 𑀲𑀦𑁆𑀢 (Brahmi script)
• सन्त (Devanagari script)
• সন্ত (Bengali script)
• සන‍්ත (Sinhalese script)
• သန္တ or သၼ္တ or သၼ်တ (Burmese script)
• สนฺต or สันตะ (Thai script)
• ᩈᨶ᩠ᨲ (Tai Tham script)
• ສນ຺ຕ or ສັນຕະ (Lao script)
• សន្ត (Khmer script)
• 𑄥𑄚𑄴𑄖 (Chakma script)

Adjective

santa

1. present active participle of atthi (“to be”)

Declension

Declension table of "santa" (masculine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	santo	santā
Accusative (second)	santaṃ	sante
Instrumental (third)	santena	santehi or santebhi
Dative (fourth)	santassa or santāya or santatthaṃ	santānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	santasmā or santamhā or santā	santehi or santebhi
Genitive (sixth)	santassa	santānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	santasmiṃ or santamhi or sante	santesu
Vocative (calling)	santa	santā

Declension table of "santī" (feminine)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	santī	santiyo or santī
Accusative (second)	santiṃ or santiyaṃ	santiyo or santī
Instrumental (third)	santiyā	santīhi or santībhi
Dative (fourth)	santiyā	santīnaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	santiyā	santīhi or santībhi
Genitive (sixth)	santiyā	santīnaṃ
Locative (seventh)	santiyā or santiyaṃ	santīsu
Vocative (calling)	santi	santiyo or santī

Declension table of "santa" (neuter)

Case \ Number	Singular	Plural
Nominative (first)	santaṃ	santāni
Accusative (second)	santaṃ	santāni
Instrumental (third)	santena	santehi or santebhi
Dative (fourth)	santassa or santāya or santatthaṃ	santānaṃ
Ablative (fifth)	santasmā or santamhā or santā	santehi or santebhi
Genitive (sixth)	santassa	santānaṃ
Locative (seventh)	santasmiṃ or santamhi or sante	santesu
Vocative (calling)	santa	santāni

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Portuguese

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɐ̃.tɐ/

Adjective

santa

1. (deprecated template usage) Feminine singular of adjective santo.

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Serbo-Croatian

Noun

sȃnta f (Cyrillic spelling са̑нта)

1. iceberg

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Sicilian

Noun

santa f (plural santi)

1. (deprecated template usage) feminine equivalent of santu

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Spanish

Etymology

From Old Spanish sancta.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsanta/ [ˈsãn̪.t̪a]

Adjective

santa

1. (deprecated template usage) Feminine singular of adjective santo.

Related terms

• Semana Santa

Noun

santa f (plural santas)

1. (deprecated template usage) feminine equivalent of santo

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Sranan Tongo

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese santa or less probably Spanish santa.

Adjective

santa

1. holy

Derived terms

• Santa Yeye

Noun

santa

1. saint