sane

See also: Appendix:Variations of "sane"

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin sānus (“healthy; sane”). Doublet of sound.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /seɪn/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -eɪn
• Homophones: sain, Seine (one pronunciation)

Adjective

sane (comparative saner, superlative sanest)

1. Being in a healthy condition; not deranged; thinking rationally.

   a sane mind

2. Mentally sound; possessing a rational mind; having the mental faculties in such condition as to be able to anticipate and judge the effect of one's actions in an ordinary manner.

   a sane person

   • 2008, BioWare, Mass Effect (Science Fiction), Redwood City: Electronic Arts, →ISBN, →OCLC, PC, scene: Eden Prime:

     Shepard: What's wrong with your assistant?
     Dr. Warren: Manuel has a brilliant mind, but he's always been a bit... unstable. Genius and madness are two sides of the same coin.
     Dr. Manuel: Is it madness to see the future? To see the destruction rushing towards us? To understand there is no escape? No hope? No, I am not mad. I'm the only sane one left!
     Dr. Warren: I gave him an extra dose of his meds after the attack.

3. Rational; reasonable; sensible.

   Try to go to bed at a sane time before your exams.

Synonyms

• (possessing mental faculties): in one's right mind, play with a full deck
• See also Thesaurus:sane.

Antonyms

• insane
• crazy
• unbalanced
• See also Thesaurus:insane.

Derived terms

• sanely

Related terms

• (being healthy): sanity, mental health
• (possessing mental faculties): compos mentis, right-minded

Translations

mentally healthy

• Arabic: عَاقِل (ar) (ʕāqil)
• Bulgarian: разумен (bg) (razumen)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 神志正常 (shénzhì zhèngcháng), 頭腦清楚／头脑清楚 (zh) (tóunǎo qīngchu), 頭腦清晰／头脑清晰 (tóunǎo qīngxī)

• Czech: příčetný (cs)
• Esperanto: mense sana (eo), prudenta (eo)
• Finnish: terve (fi); järjissään (fi) (adverb)
• French: sain (fr)
• German: vernünftig (de)
• Greek: σώφρων (el) (sófron)

  Ancient: σώφρων (sṓphrōn)

• Hebrew: שָׁפוּי (he) m (shafúy)
• Indonesian: waras (id)
• Italian: sano (it) (di mente)
• Norwegian: tilregnelig, fornuftig (no)
• Portuguese: são (pt) m, sã (pt) f
• Romanian: sănătos (ro) m
• Russian: в своём уме́ (v svojóm umé), в здра́вом уме́ (v zdrávom umé), вменя́емый (ru) (vmenjájemyj), здравомы́слящий (ru) (zdravomýsljaščij), (colloquial) норма́льный (ru) (normálʹnyj)
• Spanish: cuerdo (es)
• Swahili: razini (sw)
• Swedish: förnuftig (sv)
• Yiddish: קלאָר (klor)

mentally sound; possessing a rational mind

• Bulgarian: здравомислещ (bg) (zdravomislešt)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 神志正常 (shénzhì zhèngcháng), 頭腦清楚／头脑清楚 (zh) (tóunǎo qīngchu), 頭腦清晰／头脑清晰 (tóunǎo qīngxī)

• Esperanto: prudenta (eo), racia
• Finnish: tervejärkinen (fi)
• French: sain d’esprit m
• German: zurechnungsfähig (de), vernünftig (de)
• Greek:

  Ancient: σώφρων (sṓphrōn)

• Italian: ragionevole (it)
• Polish: rozsądny (pl) m
• Romanian: rațional (ro) m
• Russian: здравомы́слящий (ru) (zdravomýsljaščij)
• Swahili: razini (sw)

See also

• nome sane (etymologically unrelated)

Anagrams

• ENSA, Esan, NAEs, NESA, Nase, Sean, Sena, eans, nase, sean

Ajië

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [sane]

Adjective

sane

1. bad

References

• Leenhardt, M. (1935) Vocabulaire et grammaire de la langue Houaïlou, Paris: Institut d'ethnologie. Cited in: "Houaïlou" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.
• Leenhardt, M. (1946) Langues et dialectes de l'Austro-Mèlanèsie. Cited in: "Ajiø" in Greenhill, S.J., Blust, R., & Gray, R.D. (2008). The Austronesian Basic Vocabulary Database: From Bioinformatics to Lexomics. Evolutionary Bioinformatics, 4:271–283.

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• IPA^(key): [ˈsane]
• Rhymes: -ane
• Hyphenation: sa‧ne

Adverb

sane

1. healthily

Finnish

Etymology

sana (“word”) +‎ -e

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsɑneˣ/, [ˈs̠ɑ̝ne̞(ʔ)]
• Rhymes: -ɑne
• Hyphenation^(key): sa‧ne

Noun

sane

1. (linguistics) vocable (word or utterance, especially with reference to its form rather than its meaning)
2. word token

Declension

Inflection of sane (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)
nominative		sane	saneet
genitive		saneen	saneiden saneitten
partitive		sanetta	saneita
illative		saneeseen	saneisiin saneihin
		singular	plural
nominative		sane	saneet
accusative	nom.	sane	saneet
	gen.	saneen
genitive		saneen	saneiden saneitten
partitive		sanetta	saneita
inessive		saneessa	saneissa
elative		saneesta	saneista
illative		saneeseen	saneisiin saneihin
adessive		saneella	saneilla
ablative		saneelta	saneilta
allative		saneelle	saneille
essive		saneena	saneina
translative		saneeksi	saneiksi
abessive		saneetta	saneitta
instructive		—	sanein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of sane (Kotus type 48/hame, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative saneeni saneeni accusative nom. saneeni saneeni gen. saneeni genitive saneeni saneideni saneitteni partitive sanettani saneitani inessive saneessani saneissani elative saneestani saneistani illative saneeseeni saneisiini saneihini adessive saneellani saneillani ablative saneeltani saneiltani allative saneelleni saneilleni essive saneenani saneinani translative saneekseni saneikseni abessive saneettani saneittani instructive — — comitative — saneineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative saneesi saneesi accusative nom. saneesi saneesi gen. saneesi genitive saneesi saneidesi saneittesi partitive sanettasi saneitasi inessive saneessasi saneissasi elative saneestasi saneistasi illative saneeseesi saneisiisi saneihisi adessive saneellasi saneillasi ablative saneeltasi saneiltasi allative saneellesi saneillesi essive saneenasi saneinasi translative saneeksesi saneiksesi abessive saneettasi saneittasi instructive — — comitative — saneinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative saneemme saneemme accusative nom. saneemme saneemme gen. saneemme genitive saneemme saneidemme saneittemme partitive sanettamme saneitamme inessive saneessamme saneissamme elative saneestamme saneistamme illative saneeseemme saneisiimme saneihimme adessive saneellamme saneillamme ablative saneeltamme saneiltamme allative saneellemme saneillemme essive saneenamme saneinamme translative saneeksemme saneiksemme abessive saneettamme saneittamme instructive — — comitative — saneinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative saneenne saneenne accusative nom. saneenne saneenne gen. saneenne genitive saneenne saneidenne saneittenne partitive sanettanne saneitanne inessive saneessanne saneissanne elative saneestanne saneistanne illative saneeseenne saneisiinne saneihinne adessive saneellanne saneillanne ablative saneeltanne saneiltanne allative saneellenne saneillenne essive saneenanne saneinanne translative saneeksenne saneiksenne abessive saneettanne saneittanne instructive — — comitative — saneinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative saneensa saneensa accusative nom. saneensa saneensa gen. saneensa genitive saneensa saneidensa saneittensa partitive sanettaan sanettansa saneitaan saneitansa inessive saneessaan saneessansa saneissaan saneissansa elative saneestaan saneestansa saneistaan saneistansa illative saneeseensa saneisiinsa saneihinsa adessive saneellaan saneellansa saneillaan saneillansa ablative saneeltaan saneeltansa saneiltaan saneiltansa allative saneelleen saneellensa saneilleen saneillensa essive saneenaan saneenansa saneinaan saneinansa translative saneekseen saneeksensa saneikseen saneiksensa abessive saneettaan saneettansa saneittaan saneittansa instructive — — comitative — saneineen saneinensa

Further reading

• “sane”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• Esan

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsa.ne/
• Rhymes: -ane
• Hyphenation: sà‧ne

Adjective

sane f pl

1. feminine plural of sano

Anagrams

• anse

Japanese

Romanization

sane

1. Rōmaji transcription of さね

Latin

Etymology 1

sānus (“healthy; sane”) +‎ -ē (adverb formant)

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsaː.neː/, [ˈs̠äːneː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsa.ne/, [ˈsäːne]

Adverb

sānē (comparative sānius, superlative sānissimē)

1. soundly, healthily, well
2. soberly, sensibly, reasonably, discreetly
3. (by extension) yes, truly, indeed; certainly, right, really; quite, very

   Synonym: valde

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsaː.ne/, [ˈs̠äːnɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsa.ne/, [ˈsäːne]

Adjective

sāne

1. vocative masculine singular of sānus

References

• “sane”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “sane”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• sane in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• Carl Meißner, Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book‎^[2], London: Macmillan and Co.
  • (ambiguous) but this is not to the point: sed hoc nihil (sane) ad rem
    
• “sane”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia‎^[3]
• “sane”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

Portuguese

Verb

sane

1. inflection of sanar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Verb

sane

1. inflection of sanar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative