sage
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English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Old French sage (11th century), 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)
- Wise.
- Shakespeare
- All you sage counsellors, hence!
- Milton
- commanders, who, cloaking their fear under show of sage advice, counselled the general to retreat
- Shakespeare
- (obsolete) grave; serious; solemn
- Milton
- [Great bards] in sage and solemn tunes have sung.
- Milton
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Translations[edit]
wise
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Noun[edit]
sage (plural sages)
- A wise person or spiritual teacher; a man or woman 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.
- 1748, David Hume, Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral, London: Oxford University Press (1973), § 34:
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
Terms derived from sage (noun)
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
wise person
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Etymology 2[edit]
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From Old French sauge, from Latin salvia, from salvus (“healthy”), see safe.
Noun[edit]
sage (uncountable)
- The plant Salvia officinalis and savory spice produced from it; also planted for ornamental purposes.
Synonyms[edit]
- (herb): ramona
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
plant
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Etymology 3[edit]
Borrowing from Japanese 下げる (sageru) ("to lower").
Pronunciation[edit]
Properly /sa-ɣe/, which is the closest pronunciation of Japanese 下げ (sage), though often confusedly as /seɪdʒ/, akin to the homographic word of English origin.
Interjection[edit]
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.
Verb[edit]
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
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.
Anagrams[edit]
Dutch[edit]
Noun[edit]
sage f (plural sagen)
Estonian[edit]
Adjective[edit]
sage
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)
- (of a person) Prudent, cautious, and judicious
- (of a woman) Chaste, modest, irreprochable in conduct
Noun[edit]
sage m, f (plural sages)
- A person who is prudent, cautious, and judicious
- sage (clarification of this French definition is being sought)
Anagrams[edit]
German[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
sage
- First-person singular present of sagen.
- First-person singular subjunctive I of sagen.
- Third-person singular subjunctive I of sagen.
- Imperative singular of sagen.
Hausa[edit]
Verb[edit]
sagḕ (form 4)
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]
Latin[edit]
Adjective[edit]
sāge
- vocative masculine singular of sāgus
Old French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Vulgar Latin *sapius from the Classical Latin verb sapiō.
Adjective[edit]
sage m, f (plural sages)
- wise (having wisdom)
Descendants[edit]
Categories:
- English terms derived from Old French
- English terms derived from Vulgar Latin
- English terms derived from Latin
- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English adjectives
- English terms with obsolete senses
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English terms derived from Japanese
- English borrowed terms
- English interjections
- English internet slang
- English verbs
- English 4chan slang
- English terms with multiple etymologies
- en:Spices and herbs
- Dutch nouns
- Dutch nouns with plural in -en
- Estonian adjectives
- French terms derived from Old French
- French terms derived from Vulgar Latin
- French terms derived from Latin
- French adjectives
- French nouns
- French masculine nouns
- French feminine nouns
- French countable nouns
- German verb forms
- German verb first-person forms
- German verb singular forms
- German verb present forms
- German verb subjunctive forms
- German verb third-person forms
- German verb imperative forms
- Hausa verbs
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- Jèrriais terms derived from Latin
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- Latin adjective forms
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- Old French adjectives
