zaag

Dutch

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /zaːx/

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• Hyphenation: zaag
• Rhymes: -aːx

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch sage, from Old Dutch *saga, from Proto-West Germanic *sagu, from Proto-Germanic *sagō, from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“to cut”).

Noun

zaag f (plural zagen, diminutive zaagje n)

1. saw (cutting tool)

Derived terms

• cirkelzaag
• figuurzaag
• ijzerzaag
• zaagbek
• zaagdak
• zaagtand
• zaagvis
• zaagwesp

Descendants

• Jersey Dutch: sāx, zāx
• → Akawaio: saga, saka (via Skepi Creole Dutch)
• → Pemon: saga, saka (via Skepi Creole Dutch)
• → Sranan Tongo: sa
  • → Kari'na: sasa

Noun

zaag f (plural zagen, diminutive zaagje n, masculine zagevent or zageman)

1. female nagger, whiner (annoying woman)

   Synonyms: zeur, zagemie, zagewijf, zagevrouw, zanikster

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

zaag

1. inflection of zagen:
   1. first-person singular present indicative
   2. imperative

Vilamovian

Etymology

From Middle High German sage, from Old High German saga, from Proto-West Germanic *sagu.

Pronunciation

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Noun

zaag f (plural zaagia)

1. saw