são

são

1. (reintegrationist norm) third-person plural present indicative of ser

• saõ (obsolete)

• Homophones: São, som
• Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
• Hyphenation: são

From Old Galician-Portuguese são, from Latin sānus, from Proto-Indo-European *swā-n- (“healthy; whole; active; vigorous”). Doublet of sano. Cognate with Galician san and Spanish sano.

são (feminine sã, masculine plural sãos, feminine plural sãs)

1. sound, healthy (enjoying health and vigour of body, mind, or spirit)

   Synonyms: hígido, saudável, sadio

   Antonyms: doente, enfermo

2. sane (mentally sound; possessing a rational mind)

   Antonyms: demente, doido, insano, louco

3. logically sound

   Synonyms: lógico, correto, sólido

   Antonyms: antilógico, incorreto

• são e salvo

• sadio
• sanar
• sanear
• sanidade
• sanificar
• sanitário

são m (plural sãos, feminine sã, feminine plural sãs)

1. someone or something healthy

• São (in proper nouns, capitalized)

são m (apocopate, standard form santo)

1. (before the noun) Apocopic form of santo (“saint”)

Inflected form of ser (“to be”). From Old Galician-Portuguese son, from Latin sunt. Cognate with Galician son, Spanish son, Italian sono, French sont, and Romanian sunt.

são

1. third-person plural present indicative of ser
   • 2005, J. K. Rowling, Lia Wyler, Harry Potter e o Enigma do Príncipe, Rocco, page 308:

     Você notou os cabelos dela, são negros e brilhantes e macios...

     You noticed her hair, it's dark and brilliant and soft...

• Macanese: sâm, sã