sadio
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- sàdio (obsolete outside of pronunciation respellings)
Etymology
From Old Galician-Portuguese sãadyo, from Early Medieval Latin sānātīvus, from Latin sānātus, from sānō, from sānus.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /saˈd͡ʒi.u/, /saˈd͡ʒiw/ [saˈd͡ʒiʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /saˈdi.u/ [saˈði.u]
- Hyphenation: sa‧di‧o
Adjective
sadio (feminine sadia, masculine plural sadios, feminine plural sadias)
See also
Welsh
Etymology
Verb
sadio (first-person singular present sadiaf, not mutable)
- to stabilise, to steady
- Synonyms: sefydlogi, setlo
- to secure, to strengthen
Derived terms
- ansadio (“to destabilise”)
Further reading
- D. G. Lewis, N. Lewis, editors (2005–present), “sadio”, in Gweiadur: the Welsh–English Dictionary, Gwerin
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “sadio”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies