santu

See also: sãntu

Asturian

Etymology

From Latin sānctus. Cognate with Sicilian santu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsantu/ [ˈsãn̪.t̪u]
• Rhymes: -antu
• Syllabification: san‧tu

Adjective

santu m sg (feminine singular santa, neuter singular santo, masculine plural santos, feminine plural santes)

1. holy

Noun

santu m sg (feminine singular santa, masculine plural santos, feminine plural santes)

1. saint
2. saint's day

Further reading

• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “santu”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN
• “santu”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1ª edición, Academia de la Llingua Asturiana, 2000, →ISBN

Indonesian

Noun

santu

1. nonstandard form of santo (“saint”)

Kabuverdianu

Etymology

From Portuguese santo.

Adjective

santu

1. holy

Noun

santu

1. saint

Leonese

Etymology

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

Adjective

santu (feminine singular santa, masculine plural santos, feminine plural santas)

1. holy

References

• “santu”, in Diccionario Castellano-Leonés / Leonés-Castellano [Spanish-Leonese / Leonese-Spanish Dictionary] (in Spanish), La Asociación L'Alderique, 2012–2026
• “santu”, in Pallabreiru Llïonés [Leonese Dictionary] (in Spanish), 2026

Lingala

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese santo.

Adjective

santu

1. holy

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Sicilian santu.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsantu/
• Rhymes: -antu

Noun

santu m (plural santi, feminine santa)

1. (Christianity) saint (male or of unspecified sex)

   Synonym: qaddis

Nheengatu

Etymology

From Portuguese santo.

Adjective

santu

1. holy

   Remungaturú kurí mituú, ara santu-itá.

   You shall keep Sundays and holy days.

Noun

santu (plural santu-itá)

Francis of Assisi, a Catholic saint.

1. (Christianity) saint

   Panhẽ Santu-itá Ara.

   All Saints Day.

Related terms

• santa

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀲𑀦𑁆𑀢𑀼 (Brahmi script)
• सन्तु (Devanagari script)
• সন্তু (Bengali script)
• සන‍්තු (Sinhalese script)
• သန္တု or သၼ္တု or သၼ်တု (Burmese script)
• สนฺตุ or สันตุ (Thai script)
• ᩈᨶ᩠ᨲᩩ (Tai Tham script)
• ສນ຺ຕຸ or ສັນຕຸ (Lao script)
• សន្តុ (Khmer script)
• 𑄥𑄚𑄴𑄖𑄪 (Chakma script)

Verb

santu

1. third-person plural imperative active of atthi (“to be”)

Papiamentu

Etymology 1

From Dutch zand.

Noun

santu

1. sand

Etymology 2

From Portuguese santo and Spanish santo and Kabuverdianu santu .

Adjective

santu

1. holy

Noun

santu

1. saint

Sicilian

Alternative forms

• san, sant'

Etymology

From Latin sānctus. Cognate with Asturian santu, Italian santo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsan.tu/, [ˈsan.tʊ]
• IPA^(key): /ˌsan.tʊ/ (when followed by primary stressed word)
• Rhymes: -antu
• Hyphenation: sàn‧tu

Noun

santu m (plural santi)

1. a saint
2. (used before a vowel) apocopic form of santu; saint

   A 'rutta 'i santu Petru. ― Saint Peter's cave.

Coordinate terms

• santa (feminine form)

Derived terms

• Santa
• santijari
• Santina
• Santinu
• santinu
• Santu
• santuzzu
• u santu nun suda

Descendants

• Maltese: santu