saggio
See also: saggiò
Italian
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editBorrowed from Old French sage, itself from Vulgar Latin *sapium, from Latin sapiō (“to be wise”). Doublet of savio and sapido. Compare Sicilian saviu.
Adjective
editsaggio (feminine saggia, masculine plural saggi, feminine plural sagge)
- wise (having wisdom)
- Synonyms: assennato, avveduto, giudizioso, ponderato, (literary) savio
- Antonyms: dissennato, insensato, sciocco, sconsiderato, stolto
- (obsolete) expert, skilled
- (obsolete) knowledgeable (about a place)
- Synonym: pratico
- (obsolete) aware
- Synonym: consapevole
- Antonyms: ignorante, inconsapevole
Derived terms
editNoun
editsaggio m (plural saggi)
Further reading
edit- saggio1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Etymology 2
editFrom Late Latin exagium, from Latin exigō (“to examine”).
Noun
editsaggio m (plural saggi)
- assay; test
- essay (written composition of moderate length)
- un saggio su Manzoni ― an essay on Manzoni
- sample
- proof
- display
- saggio di musica ― recital
- rate
Derived terms
edit- assaggiare (“to taste”)
- dare un saggio di
- saggiare (“to assay”)
- saggio di sconto
- saggio ginnico
Further reading
edit- saggio2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Etymology 3
editSee the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
editsaggio
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