Sankt

Adjective

Sankt

1. Saint: title given to a saint.

Alternative forms

• S., St., Skt. (abbreviations)
• Sct. (abbreviation, obsolete)
• Sanct (obsolete)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sanctus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [zaŋkt]

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• IPA^(key): [saŋkt] (Austria, Bavaria)

Adjective

Sankt (indeclinable, predicative only)

1. Saint: title given to a saint

   Synonym: heilig

Further reading

• “Sankt” in Duden online
• “Sankt” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Noun

Sankt

1. Saint: title given to a (male) saint.

Anagrams

• kants, stank, tanks

Alternative forms

• Sank, Saan

Etymology

From Middle English sanct, from Old English sanct, from Latin sanctus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saŋkt/, /saŋk/, /saːn/

Noun

Sankt

1. Saint
   • 1867, “JAMEEN QOUGEELY EE-PEALTHE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, page 110, lines 1-2:

     Adh Sankt Josef's die, adh a patroon o' Kilmoor, Jameen Qougeely was ee-pealthe.

     At St. Joseph's-day, at the patron of Kilmore, James Cagley was beaten.

References

• Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 66