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saga.

witch, sorceress, wise woman;

4 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈsaː.ɡa]Classical-Latin[ˈsaː.ɡa]

  1. a female soothsayer, diviner, fortune-teller, prophetess, witch

    declension-1

  2. knowledgeable people, especially elderly women

    declension-1

  3. magic, magical phenomena or practitioners, supernatural events

    declension-1 · metonymically · poetic
Where this word comes from

Substantivisation of the female form of sāgus (“soothsaying”).

noun

  1. saga

    New-Latin · declension-1 · feminine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Old Norse saga.

adj

  1. inflection of sāgus: singular feminine nominative/vocative

    feminine · form-of · nominative · singular · vocative

  2. inflection of sāgus: plural neuter nominative/accusative/vocative

    accusative · form-of · neuter · nominative · plural · vocative
adj

  1. singular feminine ablative of sāgus

    ablative · feminine · form-of · singular
noun

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of sagum

    accusative · form-of · neuter · nominative · plural · vocative
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