sapio

Meaning

1. (conjugation-3, intransitive, iō-variant, no-supine) to have taste, have flavour
2. (conjugation-3, iō-variant, no-supine, transitive) to taste of, taste like, smack of, have a flavour of
3. (conjugation-3, figuratively, intransitive, iō-variant, no-supine) to have good taste; have sense, discernment; be sensible, discreet, prudent, wise
4. (conjugation-3, figuratively, iō-variant, no-supine, transitive) to know, understand (mostly with general objects)
5. (Early, Medieval-Latin, conjugation-3, iō-variant, no-supine) to know how to do; to be able to do

Concepts

know

discern

recognize

Synonyms

cerno

deprehendo

scio

discerno

Translations

تعرف

wissen

διακρίνω

distinguer

savoir

décerner

distinguere

riconoscere

sapere

discernere

percepire

waarnemen

saber

discernir

distinguir

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈsa.pi.oː]

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *sapiō, from Proto-Indo-European *sh₁p-i-, from *seh₁p-.