sage
English
Pronunciation
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”).
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.
- c. 1596–1599 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Fourth, […]”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iv]:
- All you sage counsellors, hence!
- 1670, John Milton, “(please specify the page)”, in The History of Britain, that Part Especially now Call’d England. […], London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for James Allestry, […] , →OCLC:
- commanders, who, cloaking their fear under show of sage advice, counselled the general to retreat
- (obsolete) grave; serious; solemn
- 1646 (indicated as 1645), John Milton, “Penseroso”, in Poems of Mr. John Milton, […], London: […] Ruth Raworth for Humphrey Mosely, […], →OCLC:
- [Great bards] in sage and solemn tunes have sung.
Synonyms
- (wise): See Thesaurus:wise
- (grave): See Thesaurus:serious
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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.
- 1748, David Hume, Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral, London: Oxford University Press (1973), section 34:
- We aspire to the magnanimous firmness of the philosophic sage.
Synonyms
- (wise person): See Thesaurus:sage
Derived terms
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Etymology 2
From Middle English sauge, from Middle French sauge, from Old French salje, from Latin salvia, from salvus (“healthy”), see safe.
Noun
sage (usually uncountable, plural sages)
- 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
- annual sage (Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template.; Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template.)
- autumn sage (Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template.)
- ball sage (Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template.
- bee sage(Please check if this is already defined at target. Replace
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- Bethlehem sage (Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template.)
- blue sage(Please check if this is already defined at target. Replace
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- bud sage (Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template.)
- bur sage (Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template. spp., esp. Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template.)
- button sage (Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template.)
- California sage (Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template.)
- chaparral sage (Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template.)
- cherry sage (Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template.)
- clary sage (Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template.)
- common sage (Salvia officinalis)
- crimson sage (Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template.)
- desert sage (Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template.)
- diviner's sage (Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template.)
- flat sage
- French sage (Phlomis spp.)
- garden sage (Salvia officinalis)
- germander sage (Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template.)
- hummingbird sage (Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template.)
- Indian sage (Eupatorium)
- Jerusalem sage (Phlomis spp.)
- lambsleaf sage (Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template.)
- lanceleaf sage (Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template.)
- lyreleaf sage (Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template.)
- meadow sage (Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template.)
- mealy sage (Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template.)
- mountain sage
- pineapple sage(Please check if this is already defined at target. Replace
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- prairie sage (Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template.)
- purple sage (Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template.; Artemisia tridentata)
- red sage (Lantana camara; Kochia spp.)
- Rocky Mountain sage (Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template.)
- rose sage (Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template.)
- Russian sage (Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template.)
- sagebrush (Artemisia spp., esp. Artemisia tridentata)
- Sage Derby
- sage dog
- sage green
- sage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus)
- sage mint (Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template.)
- sage tea
- sage thrasher (Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template.)
- sand sage (Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template.)
- scarlet sage (Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template., Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template.; Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template.)
- silver sage/silvery sage (Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template.; Artemisia tridentata)
- Spanish sage (Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template.)
- Texas sage
- thistle sage (Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template.)
- tropical sage
- vervain sage (Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template.)
- wand sage (Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template., Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template.)
- western sage (Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template., Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template.)
- white-leaved sage (Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template.)
- white sage (Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template.)
- wild sage
- wood sage (Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template.)
- wormwood sage (Lua error in Module:parameters at line 828: Parameter "ver" is not used by this template.)
- yellow sage (Lantana camara)
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See also
Further reading
- Salvia officinalis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Salvia officinalis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Etymology 3
Borrowed from Japanese sage (sage), from Japanese 下げる (sageru, “to lower”). From 2channel.
Pronunciation
- Etymologically /sɑɡɛ/, but often /seɪdʒ/ 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.
- sage in all fields
Related terms
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.
- Reminder to sage and report.
Derived terms
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
Central Franconian
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle High German sagen, from Old High German sagēn.
Pronunciation
Verb
sage (third-person singular present tense sät, past tense sat or sät, past participle jesat or jesät)
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch saghe, from Old Dutch *saga, from Proto-West Germanic *sagā, from Proto-Germanic *sagǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ-.
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
sage f (plural sagen)
Estonian
Etymology
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Adjective
sage (genitive sageda, partitive sagedat, comparative sagedam, superlative kõige sagedam)
Declension
Declension of sage (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | sage | sagedad | |
accusative | nom. | ||
gen. | sageda | ||
genitive | sagedate | ||
partitive | sagedat | sagedaid | |
illative | sagedasse | sagedatesse sagedaisse | |
inessive | sagedas | sagedates sagedais | |
elative | sagedast | sagedatest sagedaist | |
allative | sagedale | sagedatele sagedaile | |
adessive | sagedal | sagedatel sagedail | |
ablative | sagedalt | sagedatelt sagedailt | |
translative | sagedaks | sagedateks sagedaiks | |
terminative | sagedani | sagedateni | |
essive | sagedana | sagedatena | |
abessive | sagedata | sagedateta | |
comitative | sagedaga | sagedatega |
French
Etymology
From Old French sage, from Vulgar Latin *sapius from the Classical Latin verb sapiō.
Pronunciation
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
Noun
sage m or f by sense (plural sages)
- a person who is prudent, cautious, and judicious
- a sage (person)
Further reading
- “sage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
German
Pronunciation
Verb
sage
- inflection of sagen:
Hausa
Pronunciation
Verb
sagḕ (grade 4)
Latin
Adjective
(deprecated template usage) sāge
Noun
(deprecated template usage) sage m
Middle English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Old French sage, from Vulgar Latin *sapius, from sapiō. Some forms have been altered on the basis of other words with forms in -a- and -au-.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
Noun
sage (plural sages)
- A sage; a person who serves as a fount of wisdom and knowledge.
Descendants
References
- “sāǧe, 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
References
- “sāǧe, 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 sapiō, sapere (“to taste; to discern; to be wise”), from Proto-Indo-European *sap- (“to taste”).
Adjective
sage m or f
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 sapiō.
Adjective
sage m (oblique and nominative feminine singular sage)
- wise (having wisdom)
Descendants
Sathmar Swabian
Etymology
From Old High German sagēn, from Proto-Germanic *sagjaną.
Verb
sage
- to say
References
- Claus Stephani, Volksgut der Sathmarschwaben (1985)
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