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sage
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /se?d?/
- Rhymes: -e?d?
Etymology 1
From Middle English sage, from Old French sage (11th century), from Latin *sapius, from Latin sapere (“to taste, to discern, to be wise”), from Proto-Indo-European *sap- (“to taste”). The noun meaning "man of profound wisdom" is recorded from circa 1300. Originally applied to the Seven Sages of Greece.
Adjective
sage (comparative sager, superlative sagest)
- Wise.
- (obsolete) grave; serious; solemn
Synonyms
- (wise): See Thesaurus:wise
- (grave): See Thesaurus:serious
Translations
Noun
sage (plural sages)
- A wise person or spiritual teacher; someone of gravity and wisdom, especially, a teacher venerable for years, and of sound judgment and prudence; a grave or stoic philosopher.
Synonyms
- (wise person): See Thesaurus:sage
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
See also
- rishi
- maharishi
Etymology 2
From Middle English sauge, from Middle French sauge, from Old French salje, from Latin salvia, from salvus (“healthy”), see safe.
Noun
sage (uncountable)
- The plant Salvia officinalis and savory spice produced from it; also planted for ornamental purposes.
- Any plant in the genus Salvia
- Any of a number of plants such as sagebrush considered to be similar to Salvia officinalis, mostly because they are small shrubs and have gray foliage or are aromatic.
Derived terms
Translations
See also
- salvia
Further reading
- Salvia officinalis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Salvia officinalis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Japanese sage, from Japanese ??? (sageru, “to lower”). From 2channel.
Pronunciation
- Etymologically /s???/, but often /se?d?/ due to its English homograph.
Interjection
sage
- (Internet slang) Word used in the email field of imageboards to prevent a bump of the post. Used as an option rather than a word in some imageboard software.
Related terms
- age
Verb
sage (third-person singular simple present sages, present participle saging, simple past and past participle saged)
- (Internet slang) The act of using the word or option sage in the email field or a checkbox of an imageboard when posting a reply.
Derived terms
- polite sage
Usage notes
- This word is specific to imageboards. The original purpose of sage is to not bump a thread if one deems another's (often OP's) own post to be of little value.
Anagrams
- Sega, ages, geas, sega
Central Franconian
Alternative forms
- san, son (Moselle Franconian)
Etymology
From Old High German sag?n, from Proto-Germanic *sagjan?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?za???/
Verb
sage (third-person singular present tense sät, past tense sat or sät, past participle jesat or jesät)
- (Ripuarian) to say; to tell
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch saghe, from Old Dutch *saga, from Proto-West Germanic *sag?, from Proto-Germanic *sag?, from Proto-Indo-European *sek?-.
Pronunciation
Noun
sage f (plural sagen)
- story of heraldry and valor, a saga.
Estonian
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *sakeda.
Adjective
sage (genitive sageda, partitive sagedat)
- frequent
Declension
French
Etymology
From Old French sage, from Vulgar Latin *sapius from the Classical Latin verb sapi?.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sa?/
- Rhymes: -a?
Adjective
sage (plural sages)
- (of a person) wise: prudent, cautious, and judicious
- (of a woman) Chaste, modest, irreproachable in conduct
- (of a child) Good, well-behaved, not naughty
Derived terms
- sage comme une image
- sage-femme
Noun
sage m or f (plural sages)
- A person who is prudent, cautious, and judicious
- A sage (person)
Further reading
- “sage” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- ages, âges, âgés
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?za???/
Verb
sage
- inflection of sagen:
- first-person singular present
- first/third-person singular subjunctive I
- singular imperative
Hausa
Verb
sag? (grade 4)
- to become stiff or paralyzed
Latin
Adjective
s?ge
- vocative masculine singular of s?gus
Noun
sage m
- singular vocative of sagus
Noun
sage n
- singular vocative of sagum
Middle English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Old French sage, from Vulgar Latin *sapius, from sapi?. Some forms have been altered on the basis of other words with forms in -a- and -au-.
Alternative forms
- sauge, sawge
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?sa?d?(?)/
Noun
sage (plural sages)
- A sage; a person who serves as a fount of wisdom and knowledge.
Descendants
- English: sage
- Scots: sage
References
- “s??e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-29.
Adjective
sage
- Sage, considered, well thought-out.
- Learned, schooled, educated; having much knowledge.
Descendants
- English: sage
- Scots: sage
References
- “s??e, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-29.
Etymology 2
Borrowed from Middle French sauge.
Noun
sage
- Alternative form of sauge
Norman
Etymology
From Old French sage, from Vulgar Latin *sapius, from Latin sapi?, sapere (“to taste; to discern; to be wise”), from Proto-Indo-European *sap- (“to taste”).
Adjective
sage m or f
- (Jersey) wise
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
sage (imperative sag, present tense sager, simple past saga or saget or sagde, past participle saga or saget or sagd, present participle sagende)
- to saw (cut something with a saw)
Related terms
- sag (noun)
References
- “sage” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Old French
Etymology
From Vulgar Latin *sapius from the Classical Latin verb sapi?.
Adjective
sage m (oblique and nominative feminine singular sage)
- wise (having wisdom)
Descendants
- English: sage
- French: sage
- Italian: saggio
Sathmar Swabian
Etymology
From Old High German sag?n, from Proto-Germanic *sagjan?.
Verb
sage
- to say
References
- Claus Stephani, Volksgut der Sathmarschwaben (1985)
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savant
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French savant, from Latin sapi?. Doublet of sapient.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /s??v?nt/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?sæv.?nt/
Noun
savant (plural savants)
- A person of learning, especially one who is versed in literature or science.
- A person who is considered eminent because of their achievements.
- A person with significant mental disabilities who is very gifted in one area of activity, such as playing the piano or mental arithmetic.
- Synonym: idiot savant
Derived terms
Translations
Synonyms
- erudite
- expert
- genius
Related terms
References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “savant”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
Anagrams
- avants, sat nav, sat-nav, satnav
French
Etymology
Old present participle of the verb savoir (modern: sachant).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sa.v??/
Adjective
savant (feminine singular savante, masculine plural savants, feminine plural savantes)
- scholarly, scientific
- perfect
- savant mélange
- perfect blend
- savant mélange
Synonyms
- érudit, though the two are often juxtaposed (savants being portrayed as wise, the erudite as book-smart)
Derived terms
- emprunt savant
- nom savant
Related terms
- savamment
- savoir
Noun
savant m (plural savants, feminine savante)
- scholar, scientist
Derived terms
Verb
savant
- (obsolete) present participle of savoir
Further reading
- “savant” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Anagrams
- avants, vantas
Romanian
Etymology
From French savant.
Noun
savant m (plural savan?i)
- scholar, scientist
Declension
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