"san" meaning in Spanish

See san in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈsan/, [ˈsãn], /san/, [sãn] Forms: santo [standard], San [alternative, capitalized]
Rhymes: -an Etymology: Apocopic form of santo. Inherited from Old Spanish santo, sancto, from Latin sānctus. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|osp|santo|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Spanish santo, {{inh+|es|osp|santo}} Inherited from Old Spanish santo, {{inh|es|la|sānctus}} Latin sānctus Head templates: {{head|es|adjective form|apocopate||standard form|santo|g=m}} san m (apocopate, standard form santo)
  1. (before the noun) apocopic form of santo (“saint”) Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, apocopic, masculine Alternative form of: santo (extra: saint)
    Sense id: en-san-es-adj-fCHWAA-M
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈsan/, [ˈsãn], /san/, [sãn] Forms: sanes [plural], San [alternative, capitalized]
Rhymes: -an Etymology: Apocopic form of santo. Inherited from Old Spanish santo, sancto, from Latin sānctus. Etymology templates: {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|es|osp|santo|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old Spanish santo, {{inh+|es|osp|santo}} Inherited from Old Spanish santo, {{inh|es|la|sānctus}} Latin sānctus Head templates: {{es-noun|m}} san m (plural sanes)
  1. (Dominican Republic) financial, temporal-savings scheme; the participants periodically contribute a quota to a communal pot that is given to one member, based on his/her turn amongst all the others Tags: Dominican-Republic, masculine
    Sense id: en-san-es-noun-VheiN8dG Categories (other): Dominican Spanish, Spanish entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Spanish entries with incorrect language header: 30 44 26
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈsan/, [ˈsãn], /san/, [sãn] Forms: sanes [plural]
Rhymes: -an Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} san f (plural sanes)
  1. san; the Greek letter Ϻ, ϻ Tags: feminine
    Sense id: en-san-es-noun-7xLg2nn7 Categories (other): Greek letter names Disambiguation of Greek letter names: 3 6 91
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

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