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3-letter words (3 found)

AGS,GAS,SAG,

2-letter words (2 found)

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Definitions and meaning of sag

sag

Translingual

Symbol

sag

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

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Sango terms

English

Etymology 1

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).

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

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

Noun

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.
Translations

Verb

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.
  2. (by extension) To lean, give way, or settle from a vertical position.
    • 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.
Quotations
  • For quotations using this term, see Citations:sag.
Derived terms
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Etymology 2

Noun

sag (usually uncountable, plural sags)

  1. Alternative form of saag.

Anagrams

  • AGs, GSA, GAs, AGS, GAS, ags, Gas, ASG, SGA, Ags., gas

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch zacht.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saχ/, [säχ], [sɐχ]

Adjective

sag (attributive sagte, comparative sagter, superlative sagste)

  1. soft

Danish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saːɡ/, [sæːˀj]
  • Rhymes: -aːɡ

Noun

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

Synonyms

  • (legal case): retssag

Faroese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɛaː/
  • Homophone: sæð

Noun

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

Derived terms

  • sagarblað
  • sagarmaður
  • sagartonn

German

Pronunciation

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

Verb

sag

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

Icelandic

Etymology

From the verb saga (to saw).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /saːɣ/
  • Rhymes: -aːɣ

Noun

sag n (genitive singular sags, no plural)

  1. sawdust

Declension

Anagrams

  • gas

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology 1

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

Noun

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

  1. (tools) a saw
  2. sawmill
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Verb

sag

  1. imperative of sage

References

  • “sag” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Old Norse sǫg.

Noun

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

  1. (tools) a saw

Derived terms

References

  • “sag” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɑːɡ/, [sɑːɣ]

Verb

sāg

  1. first/third-person singular preterite indicative of sīgan

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Latin sagum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sâːɡ/

Noun

sȃg m (Cyrillic spelling са̑г)

  1. carpet, rug
    Synonym: tèpih

Declension


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