saxão
Portuguese
Etymology
From Late Latin Saxonem, accusative of Saxo (“a Saxon”), from Proto-Germanic *Sahsô, probably originally a derivative of Proto-Germanic *sahsą (“rock, knife”), from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“to cut”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sak.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /sak.ˈsɐ̃õ/
- Hyphenation: sa‧xão
Noun
saxão m (plural saxões, feminine saxã, feminine plural saxãs)
- Saxon (member of the Saxons, an ancient Germanic tribe)
- (uncountable) Saxon (language of the Saxons)
- Saxon (individual from the German state of Saxony)
Synonyms
- (member of the Saxons): saxónico
Coordinate terms
- (member of the Saxons): See Thesaurus:germano
Derived terms
- anglo-saxão
- baixo saxão
Adjective
saxão (feminine singular saxã, masculine plural saxões, feminine plural saxãs, not comparable)
- of the Saxons (ancient Germanic tribe)
- of Saxony
- of the Saxon language
- of England
Synonyms
- (of the Saxons): saxónico
- (of England): anglo, inglês
Related terms
- Saxónia
- saxónico