Saci

See also: Appendix:Variations of "saci"

English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese saci, from Old Tupi sa'si.

Proper noun

Saci

  1. (folklore) A black, one-legged, prankster youngster in Brazilian folklore, who smokes a pipe and wears a magical red hat that enables him to disappear.

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Etymology 2

From Sanskrit शची (śacī).

Alternative forms

  • Shachi

Proper noun

Saci

  1. (Hinduism, mythology) The goddess of wrath and jealousy in Hindu mythology.

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Anagrams

Hungarian

Etymology

Clipping and -ci diminutive of Sára or Sarolta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃɒt͡si]
  • Hyphenation: Sa‧ci
  • Rhymes: -t͡si

Proper noun

Saci

  1. a diminutive of the female given names Sára or Sarolta

Declension

Inflection (stem in long/high vowel, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative Saci Sacik
accusative Sacit Sacikat
dative Sacinak Saciknak
instrumental Sacival Sacikkal
causal-final Saciért Sacikért
translative Sacivá Sacikká
terminative Saciig Sacikig
essive-formal Saciként Sacikként
essive-modal
inessive Saciban Sacikban
superessive Sacin Sacikon
adessive Sacinál Saciknál
illative Saciba Sacikba
sublative Sacira Sacikra
allative Sacihoz Sacikhoz
elative Saciból Sacikból
delative Saciról Sacikról
ablative Sacitól Saciktól
non-attributive
possessive – singular
Sacié Saciké
non-attributive
possessive – plural
Saciéi Sacikéi
Possessive forms of Saci
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. Sacim Sacijaim (or Saciim)
2nd person sing. Sacid Sacijaid (or Saciid)
3rd person sing. Sacija Sacijai (or Sacii)
1st person plural Sacink Sacijaink (or Saciink)
2nd person plural Sacitok Sacijaitok (or Saciitok)
3rd person plural Sacijuk Sacijaik (or Saciik)

Derived terms

  • Sacika

Further reading

  • Saci” under Sára”, in Utónévkereső [Given Name Finder], HUN-REN Hungarian Research Centre for Linguistics, 2013–present.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Proper noun

Saci m

  1. alternative letter-case form of saci