sapiência

See also: sapiencia

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sapientia. Doublet of sabença, which was inherited.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /sa.piˈẽ.si.ɐ/ [sa.pɪˈẽ.sɪ.ɐ], (faster pronunciation) /saˈpjẽ.sjɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /sa.piˈẽ.si.a/ [sa.pɪˈẽ.sɪ.a], (faster pronunciation) /saˈpjẽ.sja/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɐˈpjẽ.sjɐ/

Hyphenation: sa‧pi‧ên‧ci‧a

Noun

sapiência f (plural sapiências)

sapience; wisdom
Synonyms: sagacidade, sabedoria

Related terms

Further reading

“sapiência”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
“sapiência”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025