different between sag vs sab
sag
English
Etymology 1
From late Middle English saggen, probably of Scandinavian/Old Norse origin (compare Norwegian Nynorsk sagga (“move slowly”)); probably akin to Danish and Norwegian sakke, Swedish sacka, Icelandic sakka, Old Norse sokkva. Compare also Dutch zakken and German sacken (from Low German).
Pronunciation
- enPR: s?g, IPA(key): /sæ?/
- Rhymes: -æ?
Noun
sag (countable and uncountable, plural sags)
- The state of sinking or bending; a droop.
- The difference in elevation of a wire, cable, chain or rope suspended between two consecutive points.
- The difference in height or depth between the vertex and the rim of a curved surface, specifically used for optical elements such as a mirror or lens.
Translations
Verb
sag (third-person singular simple present sags, present participle sagging, simple past and past participle sagged)
- To sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied pressure, below a horizontal line or plane.
- (Her once firm bosom began to sag in her thirties.)
- (by extension) To lean, give way, or settle from a vertical position.
- (figuratively) To lose firmness, elasticity, vigor, or a thriving state; to sink; to droop; to flag; to bend; to yield, as the mind or spirits, under the pressure of care, trouble, doubt, or the like; to be unsettled or unbalanced.
- To loiter in walking; to idle along; to drag or droop heavily.
- (transitive) To cause to bend or give way; to load.
- (informal) To wear one's trousers so that their top is well below the waist.
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:sag.
=Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 2
Noun
sag (uncountable)
- Alternative form of saag
- 2003, Charles Campion, The Rough Guide to London Restaurants (page 173)
- The dal tarka (£5) is made from whole yellow split peas, while sag aloo (£5) brings potatoes in a rich and oily spinach puree.
- 2003, Charles Campion, The Rough Guide to London Restaurants (page 173)
Anagrams
- AGS, AGs, Ags., GAs, GSA, Gas, SGA, gas
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch zacht.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sa?/, [sä?], [s??]
Adjective
sag (attributive sagte, comparative sagter, superlative sagste)
- soft
Danish
Etymology
From Old Danish sak, from Old Norse s?k, from Proto-Germanic *sak?. Cognate with Swedish sak, Icelandic sök, English sake, Dutch zaak, German Sache.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sa??/, [sæ??j]
- Rhymes: -a??
Noun
sag c (singular definite sagen, plural indefinite sager)
- matter, affair
- Jeg er ikke bekendt med alle sagens detaljer.
- I am not acquainted with all the details of the matter.
- Jeg er ikke bekendt med alle sagens detaljer.
- cause
- Jeg er villig til at dø for sagen.
- I am willing to die for the cause.
- Jeg er villig til at dø for sagen.
- thing
- Jeg går lige ind og pakker mine sager ud.
- I'll go inside and pack out my things.
- Jeg går lige ind og pakker mine sager ud.
- case, lawsuit
- Den 27-årige nægtede sig skyldig i spritkørsel, så sagen måtte udsættes.
- The 27-year-old pleaded not guilty to drunk driving, so the case had to be adjourned.
- Den 27-årige nægtede sig skyldig i spritkørsel, så sagen måtte udsættes.
- file
- Jeg tog mine papirer og sager med mig hjem.
- I took my papers and cases home with me.
- Jeg tog mine papirer og sager med mig hjem.
- food (only in plural)
- Tjeneren var ved at stable en masse lækre sager op på bordet.
- The waiter was stacking a lot of delicious things on the table.
- Tjeneren var ved at stable en masse lækre sager op på bordet.
Inflection
Synonyms
- (legal case): retssag
Faroese
Etymology
From Old Norse s?g, from Proto-Germanic *sag?, from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“to cut”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /s?a?/
- Homophone: sæð
Noun
sag f (genitive singular sagar, plural sagir)
- saw; a tool with a toothed blade used for cutting hard substances, in particular wood or metal
Declension
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /za?k/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /zax/ (northern and central Germany; very common)
- Rhymes: -a?k, -ax
Verb
sag
- singular imperative of sagen
- (colloquial) first-person singular present of sagen
Icelandic
Etymology
From the verb saga (“to saw”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sa??/
- Rhymes: -a??
Noun
sag n (genitive singular sags, no plural)
- sawdust
Declension
Anagrams
- gas
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Old Norse s?g, from Proto-Germanic *sag?, from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“to cut”).
Noun
sag f or m (definite singular saga or sagen, indefinite plural sager, definite plural sagene)
- (tools) a saw
- sawmill
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Verb
sag
- imperative of sage
References
- “sag” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse s?g
Noun
sag f (definite singular saga, indefinite plural sager, definite plural sagene)
- (tools) a saw
Derived terms
References
- “sag” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Serbo-Croatian
Etymology
From Latin sagum.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sâ??/
Noun
s?g m (Cyrillic spelling ????)
- carpet, rug
Declension
Synonyms
- tèpih
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sab
English
Etymology
Short for sabotage.
Verb
sab (third-person singular simple present sabs, present participle sabbing, simple past and past participle sabbed)
- (informal) To sabotage, especially fox hunts in opposition to blood sports.
Noun
sab (plural sabs)
- (informal) A saboteur, especially of fox hunts.
Anagrams
- ABS, ABs, Abs, B. A. S., B.A.S., B.A.s, BAS, BAs, BSA, SBA, abs, abs-, abs., bas
Catalan
Verb
sab
- Obsolete form of sap.
Cornish
Noun
sab f (singulative saben)
- pines
Synonyms
- pin
Haitian Creole
Etymology
From French sable (“sand”)
Noun
sab
- sand
Maltese
Etymology
From Arabic ???????? (?a??ba). Compare Moroccan Arabic ???? (??b).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sa?p/
Verb
sab (imperfect jsib, past participle misjub)
- to find
- to find (something) useful
- to catch
- to look for
- to find out, to realise
Conjugation
Scots
Noun
sab (plural sabs)
- sob
Verb
sab
- sob
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