"sage" meaning in French

See sage in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /saʒ/ Audio: Fr-sage.ogg Forms: sages [plural]
Rhymes: -aʒ Etymology: Inherited from Middle French sage, from Old French sage, from Vulgar Latin *sapium from the Classical Latin verb sapiō. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|sage|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French sage, {{inh+|fr|frm|sage}} Inherited from Middle French sage, {{inh|fr|fro|sage}} Old French sage, {{inh|fr|VL.|*sapium}} Vulgar Latin *sapium, {{uder|fr|la|-}} Latin Head templates: {{fr-adj}} sage (plural sages)
  1. (of a person) wise: prudent, cautious, and judicious
    Sense id: en-sage-fr-adj-yhuKAqIP Categories (other): French undefined derivations Disambiguation of French undefined derivations: 17 37 35 7 5
  2. (of a woman) Chaste, modest, irreproachable in conduct
    Sense id: en-sage-fr-adj-akDd5fer Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French undefined derivations Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 8 33 33 14 12 Disambiguation of French undefined derivations: 17 37 35 7 5
  3. (of a child) good, well-behaved, not naughty
    Sense id: en-sage-fr-adj-9~0yqMqr Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French undefined derivations Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 8 33 33 14 12 Disambiguation of French undefined derivations: 17 37 35 7 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: assagir, faire que sage, sage comme une image, sage-femme
Categories (other): Personality Disambiguation of Personality: 0 0 0 0 0

Noun

IPA: /saʒ/ Audio: Fr-sage.ogg Forms: sages [plural]
Rhymes: -aʒ Etymology: Inherited from Middle French sage, from Old French sage, from Vulgar Latin *sapium from the Classical Latin verb sapiō. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|sage|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French sage, {{inh+|fr|frm|sage}} Inherited from Middle French sage, {{inh|fr|fro|sage}} Old French sage, {{inh|fr|VL.|*sapium}} Vulgar Latin *sapium, {{uder|fr|la|-}} Latin Head templates: {{fr-noun|mfbysense}} sage m or f by sense (plural sages)
  1. a person who is prudent, cautious, and judicious Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-sage-fr-noun-KXsWNYbb Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French masculine and feminine nouns by sense Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 8 33 33 14 12 Disambiguation of French masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 7 6 8 40 40
  2. a sage (person) Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-sage-fr-noun-Hl~Qo~H9 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French masculine and feminine nouns by sense Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 8 33 33 14 12 Disambiguation of French masculine and feminine nouns by sense: 7 6 8 40 40
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): Personality Disambiguation of Personality: 0 0 0 0 0

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