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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)

  1. The state of sinking or bending; a droop.
  2. The difference in elevation of a wire, cable, chain or rope suspended between two consecutive points.
  3. 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)

  1. 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.)
  2. (by extension) To lean, give way, or settle from a vertical position.
  3. (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.
  4. To loiter in walking; to idle along; to drag or droop heavily.
  5. (transitive) To cause to bend or give way; to load.
  6. (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)

  1. 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.

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)

  1. 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)

  1. matter, affair
    Jeg er ikke bekendt med alle sagens detaljer.
    I am not acquainted with all the details of the matter.
  2. cause
    Jeg er villig til at dø for sagen.
    I am willing to die for the cause.
  3. thing
    Jeg går lige ind og pakker mine sager ud.
    I'll go inside and pack out my things.
  4. 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.
  5. file
    Jeg tog mine papirer og sager med mig hjem.
    I took my papers and cases home with me.
  6. 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.

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)

  1. 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

  1. singular imperative of sagen
  2. (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)

  1. 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)

  1. (tools) a saw
  2. sawmill
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

sag

  1. 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)

  1. (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 ????)

  1. 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)

  1. (informal) To sabotage, especially fox hunts in opposition to blood sports.

Noun

sab (plural sabs)

  1. (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

  1. Obsolete form of sap.

Cornish

Noun

sab f (singulative saben)

  1. pines

Synonyms

  • pin

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French sable (sand)

Noun

sab

  1. sand

Maltese

Etymology

From Arabic ???????? (?a??ba). Compare Moroccan Arabic ???? (??b).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sa?p/

Verb

sab (imperfect jsib, past participle misjub)

  1. to find
    1. to find (something) useful
  2. to catch
  3. to look for
  4. to find out, to realise

Conjugation


Scots

Noun

sab (plural sabs)

  1. sob

Verb

sab

  1. sob

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