saggio

See also: saggiò

Italian

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old French sage, itself from Vulgar Latin *sapius, from Latin sapiō.

Pronunciation

  • Rhymes: -addʒo

Adjective

saggio (feminine singular saggia, masculine plural saggi, feminine plural sagge)

  1. wise
Derived terms

Noun

saggio m (plural saggi)

  1. sage (wise man)

Etymology 2

From Late Latin exagium, from Latin exigere, exigō (I examine).

Noun

saggio m (plural saggi)

  1. assay; test
  2. essay (written composition of moderate length)
    un saggio su Manzonian essay on Manzoni
  3. sample
  4. proof
  5. display
    saggio di musicarecital
  6. rate
Derived terms

Verb

saggio

  1. first-person singular present indicative of saggiare
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