saxão

Etymology

From Late Latin Saxonem, accusative of Saxo (“a Saxon”), from Proto-Germanic *Sahsô, probably originally a derivative of Proto-Germanic *sahsą (“rock, knife”), from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“to cut”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sak.ˈsɐ̃w̃/
• (South Brazil) IPA^(key): /sak.ˈsɐ̃õ/
• Hyphenation: sa‧xão

Noun

saxão m (plural saxões, feminine saxã, feminine plural saxãs)

1. Saxon (member of the Saxons, an ancient Germanic tribe)
2. (uncountable) Saxon (language of the Saxons)
3. Saxon (individual from the German state of Saxony)

Adjective

saxão (feminine singular saxã, masculine plural saxões, feminine plural saxãs, not comparable)

1. of the Saxons (ancient Germanic tribe)
2. of Saxony
3. of the Saxon language
4. of England