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sapo

sapo

See also: SÄPO and sapo-

Esperanto

Noun

sapo (accusative singular sapon, plural sapoj, accusative plural sapojn)

  1. soap

Derived terms


Galician

Noun

sapo m (plural sapos)

  1. toad

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *saipǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *seyb-, *seyp- (to pour out, trickle, strain). Cognate with Old English sāpe (soap, salve), Old English sāp (amber, resin, pomade, unguent), Latin sēbum (tallow, grease). More at soap.

Pronunciation

Noun

sāpō m (genitive sāpōnis); third declension

  1. soap

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative sāpō sāpōnēs
genitive sāpōnis sāpōnum
dative sāpōnī sāpōnibus
accusative sāpōnem sāpōnēs
ablative sāpōne sāpōnibus
vocative sāpō sāpōnēs

Derived terms

  • sāpōnātum

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Descendants

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Portuguese

sapo (Alytes cysternasii)

Etymology

From Old Portuguese sapo, of unknown origin. Possibly from Iberian.

Cognate with Galician sapo, Mirandese sapo, Asturian sapu, Spanish sapo, Aragonese zapo and Basque apo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsa.pu/
  • (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈsa.po/
  • Hyphenation: sa‧po
  • Rhymes: -apu

Noun

sapo m (plural sapos)

  1. toad (amphibian in Anura with drier skin)

Derived terms

  • engolir sapo
  • sapinho
  • sapo-aranzeiro
  • sapo-boi
  • sapo-cachorro
  • sapo-concho
  • sapo-conqueiro
  • sapo-cururu
  • sapo-de-unha-preta
  • sapo-do-mar
  • sapo-e-cobra
  • sapo-ferreiro

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Spanish

Etymology

Unknown, possibly from Iberian, cognate with Basque apo.

Noun

sapo m (plural sapos)

  1. toad
  2. (Chile, Ecuador, Peru, colloquial, pejorative) voyeur, peeper
  3. (Chile, Ecuador, Peru, colloquial, pejorative) informer

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