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”).
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 (date written), William Shakespeare, The Second Part of Henrie the Fourth, […], quarto edition, London: […] V[alentine] S[immes] for Andrew Wise, and William Aspley, published 1600, →OCLC, [Act IV, scene iv], signature I, recto:
- Harry the fift is crownd, vp vanitie, / Downe royall ſtate, all you ſage counſailers, hence, / And to the Engliſh Court aſſemble now / From euery region, apes of idleneſſe: […]
- 1670, John Milton, “The Second Book”, in The History of Britain, that Part Especially now Call’d England. […], London: […] J[ohn] M[acock] for James Allestry, […] , →OCLC, page 72:
- Howbeit the Caledonians with great preparation, and by rumor, as of things unknown much greater, taking Armes, and of thir own accord begining Warr by the aſſault of ſundry Caſtles, ſent back ſome of thir fear to the Romans themſelves: and there were of the Commanders, who cloaking thir fear under ſhew of ſage advice, counſel’d the General to retreat back on this ſide Bodotria.
- 1836, [Frederick Marryat], “In which Jack makes some very sage reflections, and comes to a very unwise decision”, in Mr. Midshipman Easy […], volume I, London: Saunders and Otley, […], →OCLC, page 77:
- CHAPTER VII. In which Jack makes some very sage reflections, and comes to a very unwise decision.
- (obsolete) Grave; serious; solemn.
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], “Essay V. Sceptical Solution of these Doubts.”, in Philosophical Essays Concerning Human Understanding, London: […] A[ndrew] Millar, […], →OCLC, part I, page 69:
- ’Tis certain, that, while we aſpire to the magnanimous Firmneſs of the philoſophic Sage, and endeavour to confine our Pleaſures altogether within our own Minds, we may, at laſt, render our Philoſophy, like that of Epictetus and other Stoics, only a more refin’d Syſtem of Selfiſhneſs, and reaſon ourſelves out of all Virtue, as well as ſocial Enjoyment.
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)
- black sage
- blue sage (Eranthemum pulchellum, Salvia spp.)
- broadleaf sage
- broom sage (species of Chrysothamnus, Ericameria, Lorandersonia)
- bud sage (Artemisia spinescens)
- bur sage (Franseria spp., esp. Franseria dumosa)
- button sage (Salvia mellifera)
- Californian white sage
- California sage (Artemisia californica)
- chaparral sage (Saliva leucophylla)
- cherry sage (Salvia greggii)
- clary sage (Salvia sclarea)
- Cleveland sage
- common sage (Salvia officinalis)
- creeping sage
- crimson sage (Ramona grandiflora)
- culinary sage
- Dalmatian sage
- desert sage (Salvia eremostachya)
- diviner's sage (Salvia divinorum)
- flat sage
- French sage (Phlomis spp.)
- garden sage (Salvia officinalis)
- germander sage (Teuchrium scordium)
- golden sage
- hummingbird sage (Ramona grandiflora)
- Indian sage (Eupatorium)
- Jerusalem sage (Phlomis spp.)
- kitchen sage
- lambsleaf sage (Salvia reflexa)
- lanceleaf sage (Salvia reflexa)
- lyreleaf sage (Salvia lyrata)
- meadow sage (Salvia pratensis)
- mealy sage (Salvia farinacea)
- Mexican bush sage
- 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 (Salvia yangii, syn. Perovskia atriplicifolia)
- sagebrush (Artemisia spp., esp. Artemisia tridentata)
- sage chicken
- sage cock
- Sage Derby
- sage dog
- sage green
- sage grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus)
- sage hen
- sage honey
- sage mint (Salvia reflexa)
- sage sparrow
- 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
- true 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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Descendants edit
- → Finnish: sagettaa
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, but has evolved into a show of disrespect.
Anagrams edit
Central Franconian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Middle High German sagen, from Old High German sagēn.
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
Noun edit
sage f (plural sagen)
Derived terms edit
Estonian edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Finnic *sakëda.
Adjective edit
sage (genitive sageda, partitive sagedat, comparative sagedam, superlative kõige sagedam)
Declension edit
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 edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Middle French sage, 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
- Alors, tu vas être sage pour maman dans le magasin ?
- Now, are you going to be good for mommy in the store?
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
sage m or f by sense (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.
Anagrams edit
German edit
Pronunciation edit
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sage
- inflection of sagen:
Hausa edit
Pronunciation edit
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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 (“wise”), semantically specialized alteration of Latin sapidus (“delicious, wise”). Doublet of sade (“delicious”), from the Latin form.
Adjective edit
sage m (oblique and nominative feminine singular sage)
- wise (having wisdom)
Descendants edit
References edit
- Walther von Wartburg (1928–2002), “sapĭdus”, in Französisches Etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), volume 11: S–Si, page 202
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)