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sag

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "sag"

Translingual

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Symbol

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sag

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Sango.

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English

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Etymology 1

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From late Middle English saggen, probably of North Germanic/Scandinavian/Old Norse origin, akin to Old Norse sokkva (“to sink”), from a denasalized derivative of Proto-Germanic *sinkwaną (“to sink”).[1]

Compare Norwegian Nynorsk sagga (“move slowly”)); probably akin to Danish and Norwegian sakke, Swedish sacka, Icelandic sakka. Compare also Dutch zakken and German sacken (from Low German).

Pronunciation

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  • enPR: săg, IPA(key): /sæɡ/
  • Rhymes: -æɡ
  • Audio (UK):(file)

Noun

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sag (countable and uncountable, plural sags)

  1. The state of sinking or bending; a droop.
  2. The difference in elevation of a wire, cable, chain or rope suspended between two consecutive points.
  3. The difference in height or depth between the vertex and the rim of a curved surface, specifically used for optical elements such as a mirror or lens.
  4. A place where the surface (of a seat, the earth, etc) sinks or droops, like a depression or a dip in a ridge.
    • 1905, Louis Valentine Pirsson, Petrography and Geology of the Igneous Rocks of the Highwood ..., page 43:
      a mass of igneous rock […] shown as a semicircular area of shonkinite exposed in the west wall of the sag. From the valley below, it appears as a dark cliff, perhaps 100 feet in height and a few hundred yards long.
    • 2016 March 10, William T. Parry, Geology of Utah's Mountains, Peaks, and Plateaus: Including descriptions of cliffs, valleys, and climate history, FriesenPress, →ISBN:
      Gunsight Peak north of the sag marks the southern end of the Malad Range that extends into Idaho. Complexly faulted Cambrian and Ordovician shelf sedimentary rocks are present […]
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Verb

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sag (third-person singular simple present sags, present participle sagging, simple past and past participle sagged)

  1. To sink, in the middle, by its weight or under applied pressure, below a horizontal line or plane.
    A line or cable supported by its ends sags, even if it is tightly drawn.
    The floor of a room sags.
    Her once firm bosom began to sag in her thirties.
  2. (by extension) To lean, give way, or settle from a vertical position.
    A building may sag one way or another.
    The door sags on its hinges.
    • 1890, Great Britain. High Court of Justice. Probate, Divorce, and Admiralty Division, The Law Reports. Probate Division in the Courts of Probate and Divorce: In the Admiralty and Ecclesiastical Courts, and in the Privy Council, from Michaelmas Sittings, 1875, to 1890 (volume 5)
      The weather became more and more threatening; the ship sagged to the leeward more than she ought.
  3. (figuratively) To lose firmness, elasticity, vigor, or a thriving state; to sink; to droop; to flag; to bend; to yield, as the mind or spirits, under the pressure of care, trouble, doubt, or the like; to be unsettled or unbalanced.
  4. To loiter in walking; to idle along; to drag or droop heavily.
  5. (transitive) To cause to bend or give way; to load.
  6. (informal) To wear one's trousers so that their top is well below the waist.
  7. (informal, Canada) To pull down someone else's pants as a prank.
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References

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  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “sag”, in Online Etymology Dictionary..

Etymology 2

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Noun

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sag (usually uncountable, plural sags)

  1. Alternative form of saag
    • 2003, Charles Campion, The Rough Guide to London Restaurants, page 173:
      The dal tarka (£5) is made from whole yellow split peas, while sag aloo (£5) brings potatoes in a rich and oily spinach puree.

Anagrams

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Afrikaans

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Etymology

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From Dutch zacht.

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Adjective

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sag (attributive sagte, comparative sagter, superlative sagste)

  1. soft

Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Danish sak, from Old Norse sǫk, from Proto-Germanic *sakō. Cognate with Swedish sak, Icelandic sök, English sake, Dutch zaak, German Sache.

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Noun

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sag c (singular definite sagen, plural indefinite sager)

  1. matter, affair
    Jeg er ikke bekendt med alle sagens detaljer.
    I am not acquainted with all the details of the matter.
  2. cause (grand mission)
    Jeg er villig til at dø for sagen.
    I am willing to die for the cause.
  3. thing
    Jeg går lige ind og pakker mine sager ud.
    I'll go inside and pack out my things.
  4. case, lawsuit
    Den 27-årige nægtede sig skyldig i spritkørsel, så sagen måtte udsættes.
    The 27-year-old pleaded not guilty to drunk driving, so the case had to be adjourned.
  5. file
    Jeg tog mine papirer og sager med mig hjem.
    I took my papers and cases home with me.
  6. food (only in plural)
    Tjeneren var ved at stable en masse lækre sager op på bordet.
    The waiter was stacking a lot of delicious things on the table.

Inflection

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Declension of sag
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sag sagen sager sagerne
genitive sags sagens sagers sagernes

Synonyms

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Faroese

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Etymology

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From Old Norse sǫg, from Proto-Germanic *sagō, from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“to cut”).

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Noun

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sag f (genitive singular sagar, plural sagir)

  1. saw; a tool with a toothed blade used for cutting hard substances, in particular wood or metal

Declension

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Declension of sag
f2 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative sag sagin sagir sagirnar
accusative sag sagina sagir sagirnar
dative sag sagini sagum sagunum
genitive sagar sagarinnar saga saganna
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German

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /zaːk/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /zax/ (northern and central Germany; very common)
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -aːk, -ax

Verb

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sag

  1. singular imperative of sagen
  2. (colloquial) first-person singular present of sagen

Icelandic

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Etymology

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From the verb saga (“to saw”).

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Noun

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sag n (genitive singular sags, no plural)

  1. sawdust

Declension

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Declension of sag (sg-only neuter)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative sag sagið
accusative sag sagið
dative sagi saginu
genitive sags sagsins

Anagrams

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology 1

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From Old Norse sǫg, from Proto-Germanic *sagō, from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“to cut”).

Noun

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sag f or m (definite singular saga or sagen, indefinite plural sager, definite plural sagene)

  1. (tools) a saw
  2. sawmill
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Etymology 2

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Verb

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sag

  1. imperative of sage

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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From Old Norse sǫg.

Noun

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sag f (definite singular saga, indefinite plural sager, definite plural sagene)

  1. (tools) a saw

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Serbo-Croatian

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Etymology

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From Latin sagum.

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Noun

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sȃg m (Cyrillic spelling са̑г)

  1. carpet, rug
    Synonym: tèpih

Declension

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Declension of sag
singular plural
nominative sȃg ságovi
genitive saga sagova
dative sagu sagovima
accusative sag sagove
vocative sagu / saže sagove
locative sagu sagovima
instrumental sagom sagovima
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