sapiente

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Italian

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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sapiente (plural sapienti)

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

Derived terms

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Noun

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sapiente m or f by sense (plural sapienti)

  1. sage

Further reading

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

Anagrams

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Latin

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Participle

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sapiente

  1. ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of sapiēns

Portuguese

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  • (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/

  • Hyphenation: sa‧pi‧en‧te

Adjective

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

  1. wise; intelligent

Synonyms

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Antonyms

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Spanish

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Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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sapiente m or f (masculine and feminine plural sapientes)

  1. wise; knowing
    Synonyms: sabio, prudente

Further reading

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