sapiente

== Italian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin sapientem (“discerning, wise”), present active participle of sapiō (“to be wise”). Doublet of saccente. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /saˈpjɛn.te/ Rhymes: -ɛnte Hyphenation: sa‧pièn‧te === Adjective === sapiente m or f by sense (plural sapienti) learned masterly, skilled trained (of an animal) ==== Derived terms ==== sapientemente ==== Related terms ==== sapienza === Noun === sapiente m or f by sense (plural sapienti) sage === Further reading === sapiente in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana === Anagrams === eptanesi, espiante, pensiate == Latin == === Participle === sapiente ablative masculine/feminine/neuter singular of sapiēns == Portuguese == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin sapientem, present participle of sapiō (“to be wise”), from Proto-Indo-European *sap- (“to try; to research”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ẽti Hyphenation: sa‧pi‧en‧te === Adjective === sapiente m or f (plural sapientes, comparable, comparative mais sapiente, superlative o mais sapiente or sapientíssimo) wise; intelligent Synonyms: see Thesaurus:inteligente Antonyms: see Thesaurus:inteligente ==== Related terms ==== sapiência sapiencial sapientemente sapientização === Further reading === “sapiente”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “sapiente”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === From Latin sapientem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /saˈpjente/ [saˈpjẽn̪.t̪e] Rhymes: -ente Syllabification: sa‧pien‧te === Adjective === sapiente m or f (masculine and feminine plural sapientes) wise; knowing Synonyms: sabio, prudente === Further reading === “sapiente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025