såg
See also: Appendix:Variations of "sag"
Norwegian Nynorsk
Verb
såg
- past tense of sjå
Swedish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /soːɡ/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -oːɡ
Etymology 1
From Old Swedish sagh, saagh (Late Old Swedish), from Old Norse sǫg, from Proto-Germanic *sagō, from Proto-Indo-European *sek- (“to cut”).
Noun
såg c
- a saw (tool with a toothed blade used for cutting hard substances, in particular wood or metal)
- a sawmill
- Synonym: sågverk
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | såg | sågs |
| definite | sågen | sågens | |
| plural | indefinite | sågar | sågars |
| definite | sågarna | sågarnas |
Related terms
Etymology 2
From Old Swedish sā, from *sah. The final -g was added to sā under influence of the Old Swedish plural form sāgho. See se.
Verb
såg
- past indicative of se
References
- såg in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- såg in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- såg in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)