sanct

Old English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sanctus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sɑnkt/, [sɑŋkt]

Noun

sanct m (nominative plural sanctas)

1. saint

Declension

Declension of sanct (strong a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	sanct	sanctas
accusative	sanct	sanctas
genitive	sanctes	sancta
dative	sancte	sanctum

Synonyms

• hālga

Descendants

• Middle English: sanct, senct, seinct, sainct, seint, saint (through confluence with Old French sainte)
  • English: saint
  • Scots: saunt, sanct, sainct, seinct, seint, saint
  • Yola: sankt

Old French

Noun

sanct oblique singular, m (oblique plural sancz or sanctz, nominative singular sancz or sanctz, nominative plural sanct)

1. Alternative form of saint

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sanctus.

Noun

sanct m (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) saint

Declension

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	sanct	sanctul
genitive-dative	sanct	sanctului
vocative	sanctule

References

• sanct in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN