sane

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English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin sānus (healthy; sane). Doublet of sound.

Pronunciation

Adjective

sane (comparative saner, superlative sanest)

  1. Being in a healthy condition; not deranged; thinking rationally.
    a sane mind
  2. Mentally sound; possessing a rational mind; having the mental faculties in such condition as to be able to anticipate and judge the effect of one's actions in an ordinary manner.
    a sane person
    • 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Eden Prime:
      Shepard: What's wrong with your assistant?
      Dr. Warren: Manuel has a brilliant mind, but he's always been a bit... unstable. Genius and madness are two sides of the same coin.
      Dr. Manuel: Is it madness to see the future? To see the destruction rushing towards us? To understand there is no escape? No hope? No, I am not mad. I'm the only sane one left!
      Dr. Warren: I gave him an extra dose of his meds after the attack.
  3. Rational; reasonable; sensible.
    Try to go to bed at a sane time before your exams.

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See also

Anagrams

Ajië

Pronunciation

Adjective

sane

  1. bad

References

Esperanto

Pronunciation

Adverb

sane

  1. healthily

Finnish

Finnish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

sana (word) +‎ -e

Pronunciation

Noun

sane

  1. (linguistics) vocable (word or utterance, especially with reference to its form rather than its meaning)
  2. word token

Declension

Inflection of sane (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)
nominative sane saneet
genitive saneen saneiden
saneitten
partitive sanetta saneita
illative saneeseen saneisiin
saneihin
singular plural
nominative sane saneet
accusative nom. sane saneet
gen. saneen
genitive saneen saneiden
saneitten
partitive sanetta saneita
inessive saneessa saneissa
elative saneesta saneista
illative saneeseen saneisiin
saneihin
adessive saneella saneilla
ablative saneelta saneilta
allative saneelle saneille
essive saneena saneina
translative saneeksi saneiksi
abessive saneetta saneitta
instructive sanein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of sane (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative saneeni saneeni
accusative nom. saneeni saneeni
gen. saneeni
genitive saneeni saneideni
saneitteni
partitive sanettani saneitani
inessive saneessani saneissani
elative saneestani saneistani
illative saneeseeni saneisiini
saneihini
adessive saneellani saneillani
ablative saneeltani saneiltani
allative saneelleni saneilleni
essive saneenani saneinani
translative saneekseni saneikseni
abessive saneettani saneittani
instructive
comitative saneineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative saneesi saneesi
accusative nom. saneesi saneesi
gen. saneesi
genitive saneesi saneidesi
saneittesi
partitive sanettasi saneitasi
inessive saneessasi saneissasi
elative saneestasi saneistasi
illative saneeseesi saneisiisi
saneihisi
adessive saneellasi saneillasi
ablative saneeltasi saneiltasi
allative saneellesi saneillesi
essive saneenasi saneinasi
translative saneeksesi saneiksesi
abessive saneettasi saneittasi
instructive
comitative saneinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative saneemme saneemme
accusative nom. saneemme saneemme
gen. saneemme
genitive saneemme saneidemme
saneittemme
partitive sanettamme saneitamme
inessive saneessamme saneissamme
elative saneestamme saneistamme
illative saneeseemme saneisiimme
saneihimme
adessive saneellamme saneillamme
ablative saneeltamme saneiltamme
allative saneellemme saneillemme
essive saneenamme saneinamme
translative saneeksemme saneiksemme
abessive saneettamme saneittamme
instructive
comitative saneinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative saneenne saneenne
accusative nom. saneenne saneenne
gen. saneenne
genitive saneenne saneidenne
saneittenne
partitive sanettanne saneitanne
inessive saneessanne saneissanne
elative saneestanne saneistanne
illative saneeseenne saneisiinne
saneihinne
adessive saneellanne saneillanne
ablative saneeltanne saneiltanne
allative saneellenne saneillenne
essive saneenanne saneinanne
translative saneeksenne saneiksenne
abessive saneettanne saneittanne
instructive
comitative saneinenne

Further reading

Anagrams

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsa.ne/
  • Rhymes: -ane
  • Hyphenation: sà‧ne

Adjective

sane f pl

  1. feminine plural of sano

Anagrams

Japanese

Romanization

sane

  1. Rōmaji transcription of さね

Latin

Etymology 1

sānus (healthy; sane) +‎ (adverb formant)

Pronunciation

Adverb

sānē (comparative sānius, superlative sānissimē)

  1. soundly, healthily, well
  2. soberly, sensibly, reasonably, discreetly
  3. (by extension) yes, truly, indeed; certainly, right, really; quite, very
    Synonym: valde

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

Adjective

sāne

  1. vocative masculine singular of sānus

References

  • sane”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • sane”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • sane in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • (ambiguous) but this is not to the point: sed hoc nihil (sane) ad rem
  • sane”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia
  • sane”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

Portuguese

Verb

sane

  1. inflection of sanar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Verb

sane

  1. inflection of sanar:
    1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
    2. third-person singular imperative