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語源 1

From 中期英語 sage, from Old French sage (11th century), from Vulgar Latin *sapium, 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.

形容詞

sage (comparative sager, superlative sagest)

1. 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.

2. (obsolete) Grave; serious; solemn.

同意語

• (wise): See Thesaurus:wise
• (grave): See Thesaurus:serious

派生語

関連する語

名詞

sage (plural sages)

1. A very 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.

   • 1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 91:

     All sages and physicians agree in saying that the ills which afflict man originate with the abuse of coition.

同意語

• (wise person): See Thesaurus:sage

派生語

参考

• rishi
• maharishi
• muni

語源 2

From 中期英語 sauge, from Middle French sauge, from Old French salje, from Latin salvia, from salvus (“healthy”), see safe. Doublet of salvia.

名詞

sage (usually uncountable, plural sages)

1. The plant Salvia officinalis and savory spice produced from it; also planted for ornamental purposes.
2. Any plant in the genus Salvia.

   Synonym: salvia

3. 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.

派生語

Further reading

• Salvia officinalis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Salvia officinalis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

語源 3

Borrowed from Japanese sage (sage), from 下げる (sageru, “to lower”). From 2channel.

発音

• Etymologically /sɑɡeɪ/, but often /seɪdʒ/ due to its English homograph.

間投詞

sage

1. (4chan slang, 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

関連する語

• age

動詞

sage (third-person singular simple present sages, present participle saging, simple past and past participle saged)

1. (4chan slang, 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.

派生語

派生した語

• → Finnish: sagettaa

使用する際の注意点

• 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.

アナグラム

• ages, SEGA, sega, geas, Sega, %ages, -ages

名詞

sage

1. inflection of sagu:
   1. nominative plural
   2. accusative singular/plural
   3. genitive/dative singular

別の表記

• sauge, sawge

発音

• IPA: /ˈsaːdʒ(ə)/

名詞

sage (plural sages)

1. A sage; a person who serves as a fount of wisdom and knowledge.

派生した語

• English: sage
• Scots: sage

参照

• “sāǧe, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 29 July 2018.

形容詞

sage

1. Sage, considered, well thought-out.
2. Learned, schooled, educated; having much knowledge.

派生した語

• English: sage
• Scots: sage

参照

• “sāǧe, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 29 July 2018.

語源 2

名詞

sage

1. alternative form of sauge

名詞

sage m

1. singular vocative of sagus