santa
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Noun
santa (plural santas)
- (informal) Alternative letter-case form of Santa (noun).
Pronunciation
Noun
santá f (plural sánot m)
Declension
References
- E. M. Parker, R. J. Hayward (1985) “santa”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
- Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015) L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie), Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)
Noun
santa f (plural santes)
- saint (woman proclaimed as saint)
Pronunciation
Adjective
santa
Noun
santa f (plural santes)
- female equivalent of sant
Etymology
Borrowed from Proto-Norse [Term?] (compare Old Norse sandr, Swedish sand).
Pronunciation
Noun
santa
- sand (usually slightly wet sand)
- Synonym: hiekka
- unknown, unknown, “Oi kallis kotimaa”, in "Sotilaspoika", editor, Suomen sotilaan lauluja, 4th edition, Porvoo: Werner Söderström Osakeyhtiö, published 1933:
- Poikia on haudattu Balkanin santaan
Toiselle puolelle Tonavan.- (Our) boys have been buried in Balkan sand
on the other side of the Danube
- (Our) boys have been buried in Balkan sand
Declension
| Inflection of santa (Kotus type 9*J/kala, nt-nn gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | santa | sannat | |
| genitive | sannan | santojen | |
| partitive | santaa | santoja | |
| illative | santaan | santoihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | santa | sannat | |
| accusative | nom. | santa | sannat |
| gen. | sannan | ||
| genitive | sannan | santojen santain rare | |
| partitive | santaa | santoja | |
| inessive | sannassa | sannoissa | |
| elative | sannasta | sannoista | |
| illative | santaan | santoihin | |
| adessive | sannalla | sannoilla | |
| ablative | sannalta | sannoilta | |
| allative | sannalle | sannoille | |
| essive | santana | santoina | |
| translative | sannaksi | sannoiksi | |
| abessive | sannatta | sannoitta | |
| instructive | — | sannoin | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Derived terms
compounds
Further reading
- “santa”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
Anagrams
Noun
santa (Old Beaujolais)
References
- santa in Lo trèsor Arpitan – on arpitan.eu
Adjective
santa
Noun
santa f (plural santas)
- female equivalent of santo
Etymology
Borrowed from Esperanto sankta, English saint, French saint, German Sankt, Italian santo, Spanish santo..
Pronunciation
Adjective
santa
Derived terms
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese santa (“female saint”), from Old Galician-Portuguese santa. See the entry santo for more information.
Pronunciation
Noun
santa f
Pronunciation
Adjective
santa f sg
Noun
santa f (plural sante)
Anagrams
Etymology
From Portuguese santo.
Adjective
santa
Noun
santa
Adjective
santa
Adjective
santa f sg
Alternative forms
Etymology 1
Inherited from Sanskrit सन्त् (sant).
Adjective
santa
- present active participle of atthi (“to be”)
- c. 500 AD, Kaccāyana, Pālivyākaraṇaṃ [Pali Grammar], page 6; republished as Satish Chandra Acharyya Vidyabhusana, editor, Kaccayana's Pali Grammar (edited in Devanagari character and translated into English), Calcutta, Bengal: Mahabodhi Society, 1901:
- या च पन सक्कतगन्थेसु समञ्ञा घोसाति वाघोसाति वा ता पयोगे सति एत्थापि पयुज्जते
- Yā ca pana sakkataganthesu samaññā ghosāti vāghosāti vā tā payoge sati etthāpi payujjate.
- And moreover that designation either 'voiced' or 'unvoiced' which is in Sanskrit texts is applied even here when there is occasion.
- true
- good
Usage notes
In the locative absolute, the locative singular form is sati irrespective of gender.
Declension
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | santo | santo |
| Accusative (second) | santaṃ | sante |
| Instrumental (third) | satā or santena | sabbhi or santehi |
| Dative (fourth) | sato or santassa | sataṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | satā or santasmā or santamhā or santā | sabbhi or santehi |
| Genitive (sixth) | sato or santassa | sataṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | sati | santesu |
| Vocative (calling) | santa | santo |
Declension table of "santa" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | satī | satiyo or satī |
| Accusative (second) | satiṃ or satiyaṃ | satiyo or satī |
| Instrumental (third) | satiyā | satīhi or satībhi |
| Dative (fourth) | satiyā | satīnaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | satiyā | satīhi or satībhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | satiyā | satīnaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | satiyā or satiyaṃ | satīsu |
| Vocative (calling) | sati | satiyo or satī |
Declension table of "satī" (feminine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | santaṃ | santāni |
| Accusative (second) | santaṃ | santāni |
| Instrumental (third) | satā or santena | sabbhi or santehi |
| Dative (fourth) | sato or santassa | sataṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | satā or santasmā or santamhā or santā | sabbhi or santehi |
| Genitive (sixth) | sato or santassa | sataṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | sati | santesu |
| Vocative (calling) | santa | santāni |
Declension table of "santa" (neuter)
Etymology 2
Adjective
santa
- past participle of sammati (“to be calmed; to dwell”)
- calmed
- tranquil
Declension
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | santo | santā |
| Accusative (second) | santaṃ | sante |
| Instrumental (third) | santena | santehi or santebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | santassa or santāya or santatthaṃ | santānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | santasmā or santamhā or santā | santehi or santebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | santassa | santānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | santasmiṃ or santamhi or sante | santesu |
| Vocative (calling) | santa | santā |
Declension table of "santa" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | santā | santāyo or santā |
| Accusative (second) | santaṃ | santāyo or santā |
| Instrumental (third) | santāya | santāhi or santābhi |
| Dative (fourth) | santāya | santānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | santāya | santāhi or santābhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | santāya | santānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | santāya or santāyaṃ | santāsu |
| Vocative (calling) | sante | santāyo or santā |
Declension table of "santā" (feminine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | santaṃ | santāni |
| Accusative (second) | santaṃ | santāni |
| Instrumental (third) | santena | santehi or santebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | santassa or santāya or santatthaṃ | santānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | santasmā or santamhā or santā | santehi or santebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | santassa | santānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | santasmiṃ or santamhi or sante | santesu |
| Vocative (calling) | santa | santāni |
Declension table of "santa" (neuter)
Etymology 3
Adjective
santa
- past participle of sammati (“to be tired”)
- tired, exhausted
Declension
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | santo | santā |
| Accusative (second) | santaṃ | sante |
| Instrumental (third) | santena | santehi or santebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | santassa or santāya or santatthaṃ | santānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | santasmā or santamhā or santā | santehi or santebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | santassa | santānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | santasmiṃ or santamhi or sante | santesu |
| Vocative (calling) | santa | santā |
Declension table of "santa" (masculine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | santā | santāyo or santā |
| Accusative (second) | santaṃ | santāyo or santā |
| Instrumental (third) | santāya | santāhi or santābhi |
| Dative (fourth) | santāya | santānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | santāya | santāhi or santābhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | santāya | santānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | santāya or santāyaṃ | santāsu |
| Vocative (calling) | sante | santāyo or santā |
Declension table of "santā" (feminine)
| Case \ Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative (first) | santaṃ | santāni |
| Accusative (second) | santaṃ | santāni |
| Instrumental (third) | santena | santehi or santebhi |
| Dative (fourth) | santassa or santāya or santatthaṃ | santānaṃ |
| Ablative (fifth) | santasmā or santamhā or santā | santehi or santebhi |
| Genitive (sixth) | santassa | santānaṃ |
| Locative (seventh) | santasmiṃ or santamhi or sante | santesu |
| Vocative (calling) | santa | santāni |
Declension table of "santa" (neuter)
References
- Childers, Robert Caesar, Dictionary of the Päli language, London: Trübner & Company, 1875, page 461.
- Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “sant”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead
- Pali Text Society (1921–1925) “santa”, in Pali-English Dictionary, London: Chipstead
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɐ̃tɐ
- Hyphenation: san‧ta
Noun
santa f (plural santas)
- saintess; female equivalent of santo
- (figuratively, often ironically) a good or kind woman
Adjective
santa
Noun
sȃnta f (Cyrillic spelling са̑нта)
Noun
santa f (plural santi)
- female equivalent of santu
Alternative forms
Etymology
Inherited from Old Spanish sancta, from Latin sānctus.
Pronunciation
Noun
santa f (plural santas)
Adjective
santa
Related terms
Further reading
- “santo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese santa or less probably Spanish santa.
Adjective
santa
Derived terms
Noun
santa
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈsanta/ [ˈsan̪.t̪ɐ]
- Rhymes: -anta
- Syllabification: san‧ta
Adjective
santa (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜈ᜔ᜆ)
- feminine of santo: referring to an important figure, item, or event which had a feminine gender in Spanish: holy; sacred (used in certain expressions)
- Synonym: banal
Related terms
- santa ana
- santa maria
- santa-elena
- santakrus-de-mayo
- santakrusan
Related terms
Noun
santa (Baybayin spelling ᜐᜈ᜔ᜆ)
Further reading
- “santa”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
Anagrams
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