saga Meaning & Definition
What Does Saga Mean?
As a noun, saga means An Old Norse (Icelandic) prose narrative, especially one dealing with family or social histories and legends. It is also used to mean Something with the qualities of such a saga; an epic, a long story.
Saga in Brief
| Part of speech | noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | //ˈsɑːɡə// |
| Syllables | 1 |
| Plural | sagas |
Saga Definition (Noun)
- 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.
Noun
- plural of sagum
Synonyms of Saga
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Saga in a Sentence
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Word Forms & Grammar
saga (plural sagas)
saga
Words That Rhyme With Saga
Origin of Saga
Origin 1: From Old Norse saga (“epic tale, story”), from Proto-Germanic *sagǭ (“saying, story”), from Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ- (“to say”).
Origin 2: 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.
Origin 3: Compare typologically Ancient Greek ἔπος (épos) (whence epos, epic) << Proto-Indo-European *wekʷ- (“to speak”).
Origin 4: From Latin saga, plural of sagum.
Saga Pronunciation
Saga is pronounced //ˈsɑːɡə// and has 1 syllable.