saga

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English

Etymology 1

From Old Norse saga (“epic tale, story”), from Proto-Germanic *sagǭ (“saying, story”), from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to say”).

Cognate with Old English sagu (“story, tale, statement”), Old High German saga (“an assertion, narrative, sermon, pronouncement”), Icelandic saga (“story, tale, history”), German Sage (“saga, legend, myth”). More at say; Doublet of saw.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑːɡə/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɑːɡə

Noun

saga (plural sagas)

1. An Old Norse (Icelandic) prose narrative, especially one dealing with family or social histories and legends.
2. Something with the qualities of such a saga; an epic, a long story.
   • 2011 October 1, David Ornstein, “Blackburn 0-4 Man City”, in BBC Sport‎, archived from the original on 9 December 2012:

     Manchester City put the Carlos Tevez saga behind them with a classy victory at Blackburn that keeps them level on points with leaders Manchester United.

   • 2013 June 8, “Obama goes troll-hunting”, in The Economist‎, volume 407, number 8839, archived from the original on 19 September 2020, page 55:

     According to this saga of intellectual-property misanthropy, these creatures [patent trolls] roam the business world, buying up patents and then using them to demand extravagant payouts from companies they accuse of infringing them. Often, their victims pay up rather than face the costs of a legal battle.

Derived terms

• Aga saga
• saga boy

Translations

Old Norse Icelandic prose

Arabic: please add this translation if you can Bulgarian: са́га f (sága) Catalan: saga (ca) f Chinese: Mandarin: 薩迦 / 萨迦 (zh) (sàjiā) Crimean Tatar: saga Czech: sága (cs) f Danish: saga c Esperanto: sagao Faroese: søga f Finnish: saaga (fi) French: saga (fr) f Galician: saga f German: Saga (de) f Hungarian: saga (hu) Icelandic: saga (is) f Indonesian: saga (id) Italian: saga (it) f Latin: saga f Malay: saga (ms) Polish: saga (pl) f Portuguese: saga (pt) f Russian: са́га (ru) f (sága) Scottish Gaelic: sàga m Slovak: sága f Slovene: saga (sl) f Spanish: saga (es) f Swedish: saga (sv) c Turkish: saga Võro: saaga Zazaki: saga

long epic story

Arabic: مَلحَمَة f (malḥama) Bulgarian: сказа́ние (bg) n (skazánie) Catalan: saga (ca) f Chinese: Mandarin: please add this translation if you can Finnish: tarina (fi), taru (fi), saaga (fi) Galician: saga f German: Sage (de) f Hungarian: monda (hu), rege (hu) Icelandic: saga (is) f Malay: saga (ms), hikayat Polish: saga (pl) f Portuguese: saga (pt) f Romanian: legendă nordică Russian: са́га (ru) f (sága), эпопея (ru) f (epopeja) Scottish Gaelic: sàga m Slovene: saga (sl) f Spanish: saga (es) f Turkish: destan (tr) Uzbek: doston (uz) Zazaki: destan

Etymology 2

From Latin saga, plural of sagum.

Noun

saga

1. plural of sagum

Anagrams

• AGAs, Agas, GAAs, agas, saag

Afar

Etymology

From Proto-Cushitic *ʃaac-. Cognates include Iraqw slee, Oromo sa'a, Sidamo saa, Somali sác and Saho saga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /saˈɡa/ [sʌˈɡʌ]
• Hyphenation: sa‧ga

Noun

sagá f (masculine sagáytu, plural láa m)

1. cow

Declension

Declension of sagá

absolutive sagá predicative sagá subjective sagá genitive sagá Postpositioned forms l-case sagál k-case sagák t-case sagát h-case sagáh

References

• E. M. Parker; R. J. Hayward (1985), “saga”, in An Afar-English-French dictionary (with Grammatical Notes in English), University of London, →ISBN
• Mohamed Hassan Kamil (2015), L’afar: description grammaticale d’une langue couchitique (Djibouti, Erythrée et Ethiopie)‎, Paris: Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (doctoral thesis)

Balinese

Etymology

From Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saga.

Noun

saga (Balinese script ᬲᬕ)

1. jequirity (Abrus precatorius)

Further reading

• “saga” in Balinese–Indonesian Dictionary [Kamus Bahasa Bali–Indonesia], Denpasar, Indonesia: The Linguistic Center of Bali Province [Balai Bahasa Provinsi Bali].

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈsa.ɣə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈsa.ɣa]

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old Norse saga, maybe through English saga.

Noun

saga f (plural sagues)

1. saga
2. (video games) series

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Arabic سَاقَة (sāqa).

Noun

saga f (plural sagues)

1. back, behind, rear

Derived terms

• a la saga
• assagar

Further reading

• “saga”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Crimean Tatar

Etymology

From Old Norse saga.

Noun

saga (accusative [please provide], plural [please provide])

1. saga

Declension

Declension of saga

nominative	saga
genitive	saganıñ
dative	sagağa
accusative	saganı
locative	sagada
ablative	sagadan

References

• Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002), Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary]‎, Simferopol: Dolya, →ISBN

Faroese

Etymology

From sag (“saw”).

Pronunciation

This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!

• Homophone: sagað

Verb

saga (third person singular past indicative sagaði, third person plural past indicative sagaðu, supine sagað)

1. to saw

Conjugation

Conjugation of saga (group v-30)

infinitive	saga
supine	sagað
	present	past
first singular	sagi	sagaði
second singular	sagar	sagaði
third singular	sagar	sagaði
plural	saga	sagaðu
participle (a6)1	sagandi	sagaður
	imperative
singular	saga!
plural	sagið!

¹Only the past participle being declined.

Fijian

Etymology

From Proto-Central Pacific *saŋa, variant of *caŋa, from Proto-Oceanic *saŋa, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saŋa.

Noun

saga

1. (anatomy) thigh

Finnish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑ(ː)ɡɑ/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝(ː)ɡɑ̝]
• Rhymes: -ɑɡɑ
• Syllabification^(key): sa‧ga
• Hyphenation^(key): sa‧ga

Noun

saga

1. alternative spelling of saaga

Declension

Inflection of saga (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)
nominative		saga	sagat
genitive		sagan	sagojen
partitive		sagaa	sagoja
illative		sagaan	sagoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		saga	sagat
accusative	nom.	saga	sagat
	gen.	sagan
genitive		sagan	sagojen sagain rare
partitive		sagaa	sagoja
inessive		sagassa	sagoissa
elative		sagasta	sagoista
illative		sagaan	sagoihin
adessive		sagalla	sagoilla
ablative		sagalta	sagoilta
allative		sagalle	sagoille
essive		sagana	sagoina
translative		sagaksi	sagoiksi
abessive		sagatta	sagoitta
instructive		—	sagoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of saga (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sagani sagani accusative nom. sagani sagani gen. sagani genitive sagani sagojeni sagaini rare partitive sagaani sagojani inessive sagassani sagoissani elative sagastani sagoistani illative sagaani sagoihini adessive sagallani sagoillani ablative sagaltani sagoiltani allative sagalleni sagoilleni essive saganani sagoinani translative sagakseni sagoikseni abessive sagattani sagoittani instructive — — comitative — sagoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sagasi sagasi accusative nom. sagasi sagasi gen. sagasi genitive sagasi sagojesi sagaisi rare partitive sagaasi sagojasi inessive sagassasi sagoissasi elative sagastasi sagoistasi illative sagaasi sagoihisi adessive sagallasi sagoillasi ablative sagaltasi sagoiltasi allative sagallesi sagoillesi essive saganasi sagoinasi translative sagaksesi sagoiksesi abessive sagattasi sagoittasi instructive — — comitative — sagoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sagamme sagamme accusative nom. sagamme sagamme gen. sagamme genitive sagamme sagojemme sagaimme rare partitive sagaamme sagojamme inessive sagassamme sagoissamme elative sagastamme sagoistamme illative sagaamme sagoihimme adessive sagallamme sagoillamme ablative sagaltamme sagoiltamme allative sagallemme sagoillemme essive saganamme sagoinamme translative sagaksemme sagoiksemme abessive sagattamme sagoittamme instructive — — comitative — sagoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative saganne saganne accusative nom. saganne saganne gen. saganne genitive saganne sagojenne sagainne rare partitive sagaanne sagojanne inessive sagassanne sagoissanne elative sagastanne sagoistanne illative sagaanne sagoihinne adessive sagallanne sagoillanne ablative sagaltanne sagoiltanne allative sagallenne sagoillenne essive sagananne sagoinanne translative sagaksenne sagoiksenne abessive sagattanne sagoittanne instructive — — comitative — sagoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative sagansa sagansa accusative nom. sagansa sagansa gen. sagansa genitive sagansa sagojensa sagainsa rare partitive sagaansa sagojaan sagojansa inessive sagassaan sagassansa sagoissaan sagoissansa elative sagastaan sagastansa sagoistaan sagoistansa illative sagaansa sagoihinsa adessive sagallaan sagallansa sagoillaan sagoillansa ablative sagaltaan sagaltansa sagoiltaan sagoiltansa allative sagalleen sagallensa sagoilleen sagoillensa essive saganaan saganansa sagoinaan sagoinansa translative sagakseen sagaksensa sagoikseen sagoiksensa abessive sagattaan sagattansa sagoittaan sagoittansa instructive — — comitative — sagoineen sagoinensa

French

Etymology

From Old Norse segja (“to say”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sa.ɡa/

• Audio (Canada (Shawinigan)):

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Noun

saga f (plural sagas)

1. saga

Further reading

• “saga”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• agas

Galician

Etymology

From the Old Norse saga, from Proto-Germanic *sagǭ.

Noun

saga f (plural sagas)

1. sorceress, witch
2. an Old Norse (Icelandic) prose narrative, especially one dealing with family or social histories and legends
3. something with the qualities of such a saga; an epic, a long story

Icelandic

Icelandic Wikipedia has an article on:

saga

Wikipedia ^is

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsaːɣa/
• Rhymes: -aːɣa

Etymology 1

From Old Norse saga, from Proto-Germanic *sagǭ.

Cognate with Old English sagu (English saw); Old Frisian sege; Old High German saga (German Sage); Old Danish saghæ, Old Swedish sagha, Faroese søga, Nynorsk soge, Jutlandic save (“a narrative, a narration, a tale, a report”), Swedish saga. Perhaps related to Lithuanian pasaka.

Compare with segja (“to say, to tell”) and sögn (“a story”).

Noun

saga f (genitive singular sögu, nominative plural sögur)

1. a story

   Segðu mér sögu.

   Tell me a story.

2. a history

   Saga Japans er mjög áhugaverð.

   The history of Japan is very interesting.

3. a saga

Declension

Declension of saga (feminine)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	saga	sagan	sögur	sögurnar
accusative	sögu	söguna	sögur	sögurnar
dative	sögu	sögunni	sögum	sögunum
genitive	sögu	sögunnar	sagna	sagnanna

Derived terms

terms derived from saga (“a story”)

• ganga eins og í sögu
• koma til sögunnar
• bera vel söguna
• sjón er sögu ríkari
• saga að segja frá
• smásaga

terms derived from saga (“a history”)

• úr sögunni

Etymology 2

From sög (“saw”).

Verb

saga (weak verb, third-person singular past indicative sagaði, supine sagað)

1. to saw

Conjugation

saga – active voice (germynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að saga
supine sagnbót		sagað
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		sagandi
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	saga	sagaði		sagi	sagaði
	þú	sagar	sagaðir		sagir	sagaðir
	hann, hún, það	sagar	sagaði		sagi	sagaði
plural	við	sögum	söguðum		sögum	söguðum
	þið	sagið	söguðuð		sagið	söguðuð
	þeir, þær, þau	saga	söguðu		sagi	söguðu
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	saga (þú), sagaðu
plural	þið	sagið (þið), sagiði1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

sagast – mediopassive voice (miðmynd)

infinitive nafnháttur		að sagast
supine sagnbót		sagast
present participle lýsingarháttur nútíðar		sagandist (rare; see appendix)
		indicative framsöguháttur			subjunctive viðtengingarháttur
		present nútíð	past þátíð		present nútíð	past þátíð
singular	ég	sagast	sagaðist		sagist	sagaðist
	þú	sagast	sagaðist		sagist	sagaðist
	hann, hún, það	sagast	sagaðist		sagist	sagaðist
plural	við	sögumst	söguðumst		sögumst	söguðumst
	þið	sagist	söguðust		sagist	söguðust
	þeir, þær, þau	sagast	söguðust		sagist	söguðust
		imperative boðháttur
singular	þú	sagast (þú), sagastu
plural	þið	sagist (þið), sagisti1

¹ Spoken form, usually not written; in writing, the unappended plural form (optionally followed by the full pronoun) is preferred.

sagaður — past participle (lýsingarháttur þátíðar)

strong declension (sterk beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	sagaður	söguð	sagað	sagaðir	sagaðar	söguð
accusative (þolfall)	sagaðan	sagaða	sagað	sagaða	sagaðar	söguð
dative (þágufall)	söguðum	sagaðri	söguðu	söguðum	söguðum	söguðum
genitive (eignarfall)	sagaðs	sagaðrar	sagaðs	sagaðra	sagaðra	sagaðra
weak declension (veik beyging)	singular (eintala)			plural (fleirtala)
	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)	masculine (karlkyn)	feminine (kvenkyn)	neuter (hvorugkyn)
nominative (nefnifall)	sagaði	sagaða	sagaða	söguðu	söguðu	söguðu
accusative (þolfall)	sagaða	söguðu	sagaða	söguðu	söguðu	söguðu
dative (þágufall)	sagaða	söguðu	sagaða	söguðu	söguðu	söguðu
genitive (eignarfall)	sagaða	söguðu	sagaða	söguðu	söguðu	söguðu

Etymology 3

Noun

saga

1. indefinite genitive plural of sög

Anagrams

• gasa

Indonesian

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /ˈsaɡa/ [ˈsa.ɡa]
• Rhymes: -aɡa
• Syllabification: sa‧ga

Etymology 1

Inherited from Malay saga, from Proto-Malayic *saga, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *saga.

Noun

saga (plural saga-saga)

1. (botany) jequirity, jequirity bean, rosary pea (Abrus precatorius)
2. (cooking) snack made from saga seeds that are roasted until the skin peels off

Derived terms

• saga betina
• saga biji
• saga gajah
• saga kayu
• saga kenderi
• saga pohon
• saga rambat

• merah saga

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Dutch saga, from Old Norse saga (“epic tale, story”), from Proto-Germanic *sagǭ (“saying, story”), from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to say”).

Noun

saga (plural saga-saga)

1. (literature) saga (Old Norse Icelandic prose; long epic story)

Derived terms

• saga transfer

Etymology 3

Borrowed from Nias [Term?].

Noun

saga (plural saga-saga)

1. unit of measurement of gold weight equal to 2 grams

Further reading

• “saga” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsa.ɡa/
• Rhymes: -aɡa
• Hyphenation: sà‧ga

Etymology 1

From Old Norse saga.

Noun

saga f (plural saghe)

1. saga

Etymology 2

From Latin sāga.

Noun

saga f (plural saghe)

1. (obsolete, literary) witch

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Adjective

saga

1. singular feminine of sago

Anagrams

• gasa

Japanese

Romanization

saga

1. Rōmaji transcription of さが

Javanese

Romanization

saga

1. romanization of ꦱꦒ