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Italian
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Old French sage, itself from Vulgar Latin *sapius, from Latin sapiō (“to be wise”). Doublet of savio and sapido. Compare Sicilian saviu.
Adjective
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
- Synonyms: abile, esperto, navigato
- Antonym: inesperto
- (obsolete) knowledgeable (about a place)
- Synonym: pratico
- (obsolete) aware
- Synonym: consapevole
- Antonyms: ignorante, inconsapevole
Derived terms
Noun
saggio m (plural saggi)
- sage (wise man)
- Synonym: (literary) savio
Further reading
- saggio1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Etymology 2
From Late Latin exagium, from Latin exigō (“to examine”).
Noun
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
Further reading
- saggio2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
saggio
- first-person singular present indicative of saggiare