sage

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English [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

Etymology 1 [edit]

From Old French sage (11th century), from Gallo-Romance *sabius, from Vulgar 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 [edit]

sage (comparative sager, superlative sagest)

  1. wise
Translations [edit]
wise

Noun [edit]

sage (plural sages)

  1. a wise man or spiritual teacher; a man of gravity and wisdom, especially, a teacher venerable for years, and of sound judgment and prudence; a grave or stoic philosopher
    • 1748. David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 34.
      we aspire to the magnanimous firmness of the philosophic sage
Translations [edit]
wise man

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Etymology 2 [edit]

From Old French sauge, from Latin salvia, from salvus (healthy), see safe.

Noun [edit]

sage (uncountable)

  1. A savory spice, Salvia officinalis, also planted for ornamental purposes. Scientific name: Salvia officinalis
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plant
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Etymology 3 [edit]

From Japanese 下げる (sageru, “to lower”).

Interjection [edit]

sage

  1. (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

Verb [edit]

sage (third-person singular simple present sages, present participle saging, simple past and past participle saged)

  1. (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

Usage notes [edit]

  • This word is very specific to imageboards. The original purpose of sage is to not bump a thread if one deems their own post to be of little value, used as a sign of disapproval to someone else's contributions.
  • In this context, sage is correctly pronounced /sa-ɣe/[1], though it often confused as /seɪdʒ/, akin to the homographic word of English origin.
  1. ^ Which is the closest pronunciation of Japanese 下げ (sage).

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Dutch [edit]

Noun [edit]

sage f (plural sagen)

  1. story of heraldry and valor

Estonian [edit]

Adjective [edit]

sage

  1. frequent

French [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Old French sage, from Vulgar Latin *sapius from the Classical Latin verb sapiō.

Pronunciation [edit]

Adjective [edit]

sage (masculine and feminine, plural sages)

  1. Describing someone who is prudent, cautious and judicious
  2. (of a woman) Chaste, modest, irreprochable in conduct

Noun [edit]

sage m and f (plural sages)

  1. A person who is prudent, cautious and judicious
  2. sage

Anagrams [edit]

German [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /ˈzaːɡə/

Verb [edit]

sage

  1. First-person singular present of sagen.
  2. First-person singular subjunctive I of sagen.
  3. Third-person singular subjunctive I of sagen.
  4. Imperative singular of sagen.

Jèrriais [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Old French sage, from Vulgar Latin *sapius, from Latin sapiō, sapere (“to taste, to discern, to be wise”), from Proto-Indo-European *sap- (“to taste”).

Adjective [edit]

sage (epicene, plural sages)

  1. wise

Latin [edit]

Adjective [edit]

sāge

  1. vocative masculine singular of sāgus

Old French [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Vulgar Latin *sapius from the Classical Latin verb sapiō.

Adjective [edit]

sage m and f (plural sages)

  1. wise (having wisdom)

Descendants [edit]

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