USAGE NOTE
When used along with the name of a male saint, "Saint" is capitalized and becomes "San": ex. "San Marcos." "Santo Domingo" and "Santo Tomás" are two exceptions to this rule.
saint(
seynt
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el santo (M), la santa (F)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
He was declared a saint by the church.La iglesia lo declaró santo.
a. San (with masculine names)
Pray to Saint Anthony to help you find lost objects.Rézale a San Antonio para que te ayude a encontrar objetos perdidos.
b. Santa (with feminine names)
Saint Teresa of Avila was a renowned Spanish mystic of the sixteenth century.Santa Teresa de Ávila era una famosa mística española del siglo dieciséis.
3. (figurative) (good person)
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
a. el santo (M), la santa (F) (figurative)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
A phrase used as a figure of speech or a word that is symbolic in meaning; metaphorical (e.g., carrot, bean).
Your son is a saint! He behaves very well.¡Tu hijo es un santo! Se porta muy bien.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
4. (religious)
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