sage
English[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
From Middle English sage, from Old French sage (11th century), from 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.
- c. 1596–1599, 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 606515358, [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 946735472:
- 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 606951673:
- [Great bards] in sage and solemn tunes have sung.
Synonyms[edit]
- (wise): See Thesaurus:wise
- (grave): See Thesaurus:serious
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Noun[edit]
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), 34:
- We aspire to the magnanimous firmness of the philosophic sage.
Synonyms[edit]
- (wise person): See Thesaurus:sage
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Etymology 2[edit]
From Middle English sauge, from Middle French sauge, from Old French salje, from Latin salvia, from salvus (“healthy”), see safe.
Noun[edit]
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[edit]
- annual sage (Salvia carduaceae; Salvia hispanica)
- autumn sage (Salvia greggii)
- ball sage (Salvia mellifera
- bee sage (Hyptis emoryi, Salvia apiana)
- Bengal sage (Meriandra bengalensis)
- Bethlehem sage (Pulmonaria saccharata)
- blue sage (Eranthemum pulchellum, Salvia spp.)
- broom sage (species of Chrysothamnus, Ericameria, Lorandersonia)
- bud sage (Artemisia spinescens)
- bur sage (Franseria spp., esp. Franseria dumosa)
- button sage (Salvia mellifera)
- California sage (Artemisia californica)
- chaparral sage (Saliva leucophylla)
- cherry sage (Salvia greggii)
- clary sage (Salvia sclarea)
- common sage (Salvia officinalis)
- crimson sage (Ramona grandiflora)
- desert sage (Salvia eremostachya)
- diviner's sage (Salvia divinorum)
- flat sage
- French sage (Phlomis spp.)
- garden sage (Salvia officinalis)
- germander sage (Teuchrium scordium)
- hummingbird sage (Ramona grandiflora)
- Indian sage (Eupatorium)
- Jerusalem sage (Phlomis spp.)
- lambsleaf sage (Salvia reflexa)
- lanceleaf sage (Salvia reflexa)
- lyreleaf sage (Salvia lyrata)
- meadow sage (Salvia pratensis)
- mealy sage (Salvia farinacea)
- mountain sage
- pineapple sage (Salvia elegans)
- pitcher sage (Lepechinia spp., Salvia spatheca)
- prairie sage (Artemisia gnaphalodes)
- purple sage (Salvia leucophylla; Artemisia tridentata)
- red sage (Lantana camara; Kochia spp.)
- Rocky Mountain sage (Salvia reflexa)
- rose sage (Salvia eremostachya)
- Russian sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia)
- sagebrush (Artemisia spp., esp. Artemisia tridentata)
- Sage Derby
- sage dog
- sage green
- sage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus)
- sage mint (Salvia reflexa)
- sage tea
- sage thrasher (Oreoscoptes montanus)
- sand sage (Salvia eremostachya)
- scarlet sage (Salvia splendens, Salvia coccinea; Artemisia cana)
- silver sage/silvery sage (Salvia leucophylla; Artemisia tridentata)
- Spanish sage (Salvia lavansdulaefolia)
- Texas sage
- thistle sage (Salvia carduaceae)
- tropical sage
- vervain sage (Salvia verbenaca)
- wand sage (Salvia vaseyi, Salvia virgata)
- western sage (Artemisia gnaphalodes, Artemisia ludoviciana)
- white-leaved sage (Salvia leucophylla)
- white sage (Salvia apiana)
- wild sage
- wood sage (Teucrium scorodonia)
- wormwood sage (Artemisia frigida)
- yellow sage (Lantana camara)
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Further reading[edit]
Salvia officinalis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Salvia officinalis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Etymology 3[edit]
Borrowed from Japanese sage, from Japanese 下げる (sageru, “to lower”). From 2channel.
Pronunciation[edit]
- Etymologically /sɑɡɛ/, but often /seɪdʒ/ due to its English homograph.
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.
- sage in all fields
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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.
- Reminder to sage and report.
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Usage notes[edit]
- 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[edit]
Central Franconian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old High German sagēn, from Proto-Germanic *sagjaną.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
sage (third-person singular present tense sät, past tense sat or sät, past participle jesat or jesät)
Dutch[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle Dutch saghe, from Old Dutch *saga, from Proto-West Germanic *sagā, from Proto-Germanic *sagǭ, from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ-.
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Noun[edit]
sage f (plural sagen)
Estonian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Finnic *sakeda.
Adjective[edit]
sage (genitive sageda, partitive sagedat)
Declension[edit]
singular | plural | |
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nominative | sage | sagedad |
accusative | sageda | sagedad |
genitive | sageda | 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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French sage, from Vulgar Latin *sapius from the Classical Latin verb sapiō.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
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[edit]
Noun[edit]
sage m or f (plural sages)
- A person who is prudent, cautious, and judicious
- A sage (person)
Further reading[edit]
- “sage”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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German[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
sage
- inflection of sagen:
Hausa[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
sagḕ (grade 4)
Latin[edit]
Adjective[edit]
sāge
Noun[edit]
sage m
Middle English[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
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[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
sage (plural sages)
- A sage; a person who serves as a fount of wisdom and knowledge.
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “sāǧe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-29.
Adjective[edit]
sage
- Sage, considered, well thought-out.
- Learned, schooled, educated; having much knowledge.
Descendants[edit]
References[edit]
- “sāǧe, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-07-29.
Etymology 2[edit]
Borrowed from Middle French sauge.
Noun[edit]
sage
- Alternative form of sauge
Norman[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 m or f
Norwegian Bokmål[edit]
Verb[edit]
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[edit]
- sag (noun)
References[edit]
- “sage” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Old French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Vulgar Latin *sapius from the Classical Latin verb sapiō.
Adjective[edit]
sage m (oblique and nominative feminine singular sage)
- wise (having wisdom)
Descendants[edit]
Sathmar Swabian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old High German sagēn, from Proto-Germanic *sagjaną.
Verb[edit]
sage
- to say
References[edit]
- Claus Stephani, Volksgut der Sathmarschwaben (1985)
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