san in Spanish: saint (before a male name) (determiner)

/san/

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Translation

saint (before a male name)

Word origin

Apocopated form of santo, from Latin sanctus ('holy, consecrated'), past participle of sancire ('to consecrate'). The same root gives English saint and sanctify.

Origin: Latin
Root: sanctus
English cognates: saint, sanctify, sacrosanct

Examples

Juan .

Saint John is the patron of the city.

Pedro.

We are going to the Saint Peter festival.

Francisco.

The church bears the name of Saint Francis.

Juan, .

I was born on Saint John's day, in the month of June.

Saint Mark's square is full of people today.

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This word is part of lesson 19.