different between skag vs sag

English

Pronunciation

Noun

skag (countable and uncountable, plural skags)

1. (nautical) Alternative form of skeg
2. (slang) Alternative spelling of scag (“heroin”).

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:heroin
3. (slang) An unattractive woman. [from 1920s]

   Synonyms: skank; see also Thesaurus:ugly woman

References

Westrobothnian

Etymology

From Old Norse skagi m (“far projecting promontory”), skag n (“a bare and open or protruding place”). Hence the name of the Danish cape Skagen. Compare North Frisian skage (“die äusserste gränze, so weit das feld ausläuft”).

Noun

skag n

1. a bare and open or protruding place
2. headland
3. projection from the roof, over the vestibule porch

Derived terms

• utskag

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