Sage

See also: sage, saĝe, säge, and Säge

English

Etymology

The surname derives from sage, a nickname for a wise person. The given name, in general use since the 1990s, is also associated with the sage plant.

Proper noun

Sage (plural Sages)

  1. A surname​.
  2. A male given name.
    • 1974, Alison Lurie, The War Between the Tates: A Novel, Open Road Media (2012) (→ISBN)
      She wanted to give the child a unique, meaningful name; among those she and Linda liked, she said, were Laurel and Lavender. Or if it was a boy, perhaps Sage . “Why not Spinach or Cabbage?” Brian had scoffed.
  3. A female given name.
  4. (Wicca) One of the triune gods of the Horned God in Wicca, representing a man, older than a middle aged Father and boyish Master

Anagrams

German

Etymology

From Old High German saga, from Proto-Germanic *sagǭ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈzaː.ɡə/
  • Audio (Austria)(file)

Noun

Sage f (genitive Sage, plural Sagen)

  1. saga, legend, myth, story

Declension
Declension of Sage
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative eine die Sage die Sagen
genitive einer der Sage der Sagen
dative einer der Sage den Sagen
accusative eine die Sage die Sagen

Further reading
  • Sage in Duden online
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