Apocopes with Santo

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Why do we use San instead of Santo before names of saints?

Why do we use Santo with saints whose names begin with To- or Do-?

score 3 · Accepted Answer · 2019-10-03T15:32:59.740

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The "Diccionario panhispánico de dudas" says that the general rule is to use "San" before male names of saints, but "Santo" must be used with Domingo, Tomás, Tomé and Toribio.

edited Oct 03 '19 at 15:32

answered Aug 06 '19 at 08:00

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They seem to have forgotten to include "San Tolomeo". In this case, the effect caused by a wrong coupling of syllables in oral speech is much worse! – Gustavson Aug 07 '19 at 14:53

Apocopes with Santo

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