saggio
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See also: saggiò
Italian
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]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
[edit]saggio (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
[edit]Noun
[edit]saggio m (plural saggi)
Further reading
[edit]- saggio1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Etymology 2
[edit]From Late Latin exagium, from Latin exigō (“to examine”).
Noun
[edit]saggio 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
[edit]See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
[edit]saggio
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