saga
Portuguese, noun/ˈsa.ɡɐ/
saga is spelled S-A-G-A (4 letters) and appears 13 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 6,039th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Saga is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “saga (Old Norse prose narrative)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “denominação dos romanos às bruxas e feiticeiras”.
What does saga mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininesaga (Old Norse prose narrative)
- 2
femininesaga (long, epic story)
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. denominação dos romanos às bruxas e feiticeiras 2. gênero literário em prosa, de caráter épico, originalmente escrito na época medieval por povos nórdicos, especialmente islandeses 3. obra épica moderna, literária ou não, que apresenta um argumento central conectando as histórias 4. narrativa repleta de incidentes
noun: 1. prefeitura (subdivisão nacional) do Japão, localizada na região de Kyushu 2. cidade japonesa, capital da prefeitura homônima
noun: 1. condado em Shigatse, na Região Autônoma do Tibete
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of saga
- sagas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce saga?
- Brazil /ˈsa.ɡɐ/
- Portugal /ˈsa.ɡɐ/
- Portugal [ˈsa.ɣɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to saga
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is saga in Portuguese?
saga appears 13 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).