See also: saggiò

Italian

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Old French sage, itself from Vulgar Latin *sapium, from Latin sapiō (to be wise). Doublet of savio and sapido. Compare Sicilian saviu.

Adjective

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

  1. wise (having wisdom)
    Synonyms: assennato, avveduto, giudizioso, ponderato, (literary) savio
    Antonyms: dissennato, insensato, sciocco, sconsiderato, stolto
  2. (obsolete) expert, skilled
    Synonyms: abile, esperto, navigato
    Antonym: inesperto
  3. (obsolete) knowledgeable (about a place)
    Synonym: pratico
  4. (obsolete) aware
    Synonym: consapevole
    Antonyms: ignorante, inconsapevole
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Noun

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saggio m (plural saggi)

  1. sage (wise man)
    Synonym: (literary) savio

Further reading

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  • saggio1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

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From Late Latin exagium, from Latin exigō (to examine).

Noun

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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
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Further reading

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  • saggio2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

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saggio

  1. first-person singular present indicative of saggiare