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saxão antigo

Portuguese, noun/sakˈsɐ̃w̃ ɐ̃ˈt͡ʃi.ɡu/

saxão antigo is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “A west Germanic language historically tied to Anglo-Saxon and Old Low Franconian” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does saxão antigo mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculineA west Germanic language historically tied to Anglo-Saxon and Old Low Franconian.

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

phrase: 1. mais antiga forma registrada do baixo alemão, documentada do século IX ao século XII, quando evoluiu para o saxão médio

The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.

Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

How do you pronounce saxão antigo?

  • Brazil /sakˈsɐ̃w̃ ɐ̃ˈt͡ʃi.ɡu/
  • Brazil [sakˈsɐ̃ʊ̯̃ ɐ̃ˈt͡ʃi.ɡu]
  • Portugal /sakˈsɐ̃w̃ ɐ̃ˈti.ɡu/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.