Sátão

Portuguese

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese Zaaton, Zalatan. Further etymology is unknown. Possibly from Arabic صِرَاطَيْن (ṣirāṭayn, “two paths”).[1] Other theories include:[2]:

Latin terram satam (“sown land”);
Latin terram saeptam (“surrounded land”);
Named after a Moorish lord Zalatane

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈsa.tɐ̃w̃/ [ˈsa.tɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈsa.tɐ̃w̃/

Rhymes: -atɐ̃w̃
Hyphenation: Sá‧tão
Audio (Portugal) (file)

Proper noun

Sátão

A village and municipality of the district of Viseu, Portugal

Related terms

satense

References

“Sátão” in Dicionário infopédia de Toponímia. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
“Portal do Município de Sátão”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎, 2023 June 6 (last accessed)

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