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saga¹
- /ˈsɑːɡə/ British, UK, Southern
- /ˈsɑɡə/ US
- /ˈsɐːɡə/ Australia, New Zealand
- /ˈsaɡə/ Scotland
Rhymes with -ɑːɡə
Where it comes from
From Old Norse saga (“epic tale, story”), from Proto-Germanic *sagǭ (“saying, story”), from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to say”).
Cognate with Old English sagu (“story, tale, statement”), Old High German saga (“an assertion, narrative, sermon, pronouncement”), Icelandic saga (“story, tale, history”), German Sage (“saga, legend, myth”). More at say; Doublet of saw.
Compare typologically Ancient Greek ἔπος (épos) (whence epos, epic) << Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ- (“to speak”).
noun sagas
- An Old Norse (Icelandic) prose narrative, especially one dealing with family or social histories and legends.
- Something with the qualities of such a saga; an epic, a long story. The latest Fire Emblem, developed by the makers of Advance Wars and available in the U.S., is the seventh game in an epic saga that began 13 years ago on the NES.
saga²
Where it comes from
From Latin saga, plural of sagum.
noun
- plural of sagum
Saga³
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Japanese 佐賀(さが) (Saga).
proper noun
- Saga Prefecture (a prefecture in western Kyushu, Japan)
- The capital city of Saga Prefecture, Japan.
Saga⁴
Where it comes from
From saga or its etymon Old Norse saga.
proper noun
- A unisex given name. Saga Becker
Saga⁵
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Tibetan ས་དགའ (sa dga').
proper noun
- A county of Shigatse, Tibet Autonomous Region, China. We saw many other striking manifestations of hydrothermal activity in the Himalayan geothermal belt. The boiling spouters of Namling County, for example, emit endless jets of water and steam; the Rugyog fumarole of Saga County sends up vapors and gases as scorching as the breath of a furnace;[…]
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noun Old Norse Icelandic prose
| Español | saga |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 薩迦 /萨迦 sàjiā |
| Português | saga |
| Français | saga |
| Deutsch | Saga |
| Italiano | saga |
| Русский | са́га sága |
noun long epic story
| Español | saga |
|---|---|
| Português | saga |
| Deutsch | Sage |
| Română | legendă nordică |
| Русский | са́га sága, эпопея epopeja |
| العربية | مَلحَمَة malḥama |
name a city in Saga Prefecture
| 한국어 | 사가 |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 佐賀市 Saga-shi, 佐賀 |
| 中文 | 佐賀 /佐贺 Zuǒhè |
| हिन्दी | सागा sāgā |
| Русский | Са́га Sága |
| العربية | سَاغَا sāḡā |
name a prefecture in Japan
| 한국어 | 사가 |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 佐賀県, 佐賀 |
| 中文 | 佐賀 /佐贺 Zuǒhè |
| हिन्दी | सागा sāgā |
| Русский | Са́га Sága |
| العربية | سَاغَا sāḡā |
name county
| 中文 | 薩嘎 /萨嘎 Sàgā |
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Talk about this word "saga." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/saga. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. saga. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/saga "saga." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/saga.Cite this
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title = {saga},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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