sapiente

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sapientem (“discerning, wise”), present active participle of sapiō (“to be wise”). Doublet of saccente.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saˈpjɛn.te/
• Rhymes: -ɛnte
• Hyphenation: sa‧pièn‧te

Adjective

sapiente m or f by sense (plural sapienti)

1. learned
2. masterly, skilled
3. trained (of an animal)

Derived terms

• sapientemente

Related terms

• sapienza

Noun

sapiente m or f by sense (plural sapienti)

1. sage

Further reading

• sapiente in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• eptanesi, espiante, pensiate

Latin

Participle

sapiente

1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of sapiēns

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin sapientem, present participle of sapiō (“to be wise”), from Proto-Indo-European *sap- (“to try; to research”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ẽti

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sa.piˈẽ.t͡ʃi/ [sa.pɪˈẽ.t͡ʃi], (faster pronunciation) /saˈpjẽ.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /sa.piˈẽ.t͡ʃi/ [sa.pɪˈẽ.t͡ʃi], (faster pronunciation) /saˈpjẽ.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /sa.piˈẽ.te/ [sa.pɪˈẽ.te], (faster pronunciation) /saˈpjẽ.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐˈpjẽ.tɨ/

• Hyphenation: sa‧pi‧en‧te

Adjective

sapiente m or f (plural sapientes, comparable, comparative mais sapiente, superlative o mais sapiente or sapientíssimo)

1. wise; intelligent

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:inteligente

   Antonyms: see Thesaurus:inteligente

Related terms

• sapiência
• sapiencial
• sapientemente
• sapientização

Further reading

• “sapiente”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “sapiente”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin sapientem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saˈpjente/ [saˈpjẽn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: sa‧pien‧te

Adjective

sapiente m or f (masculine and feminine plural sapientes)

1. wise; knowing

   Synonyms: sabio, prudente

Further reading

• “sapiente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025