sake

See also:Appendix:Variations of "sake"

English

Etymology 1

FromMiddle Englishsake(“sake, cause”),fromOld Englishsacu(“cause, lawsuit, legal action, complaint, issue, dispute”),fromProto-West Germanic*saku,fromProto-Germanic*sakō(“affair, thing, charge, accusation, matter”),fromProto-Indo-European*seh₂g-(“to investigate”).

Akin toWest Frisiansaak(“cause; business”),Low GermanSaak,Dutchzaak(“matter; cause; business”),GermanSache(“thing; matter; cause; legal cause”),Danishsag,SwedishandNorwegiansak,Gothic𐍃𐌰𐌺𐌾𐍉(sakjō,“dispute, argument”),Old Englishsōcn(“inquiry, prosecution”),Old Englishsēcan(“to seek”).More atsoke,soken,seek.

Pronunciation

• enPR:sāk,IPA^(key):/ˈseɪk/

• Audio(US):

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• Rhymes:-eɪk

Noun

sake(pluralsakes)

1. cause,interestoraccount

   For thesakeof argument

2. purposeorend;reason

   For old times'sake

3. the benefit or regard of someone or something
   • 1897December (indicated as1898),Winston Churchill,chapter I, inThe Celebrity: An Episode,New York, N.Y.:The Macmillan Company;London:Macmillan & Co., Ltd.,→OCLC:

     When I gave a dinner there was generally a cover laid for him. I liked the man for his ownsake,and even had he promised to turn out a celebrity it would have had no weight with me.

   • 2005,Plato,Sophist.Translation by Lesley Brown.242a-b.

     But it will be for yoursakethat we'll undertake to refute this thesis,[…]

4. (obsolete except in phrases)contention,strife;guilt,sin,accusationor charge
   • 1611,The Holy Bible,[…](King James Version), London:[…]Robert Barker,[…],→OCLC,Genesis3:17:

     And unto Adam He said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thysake;in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life.

Usage notes

• The wordsakeis generally used in constructions of the form "for X's sake" or "for the sake of X", where X is a noun (see the quotations above,for sake of,andfor the sake of).

• Garner'sModern American Usagenotes it is common to write an (unpronounced) apostrophe rather than apostrophe–ess in this construction when the noun ends in an /s/ or /z/ sound:for appearance' sake,for goodness' sake.

Derived terms

• art for art's sake
• for any sake
• for Christ's sake
• for cripes sake
• for cripes' sake
• for fuck's sake
• for fudge's sake
• for Goddess's sake
• for God's sake
• for goodness' sake
• for gosh sake
• for heaven's sake
• for land's sake
• for land's sake alive
• for mercy's sake
• for name's sake
• for old sake's sake
• for old times' sake
• for old time's sake
• for Pete's sake
• for pity's sake
• forsake
• for sake of
• for shame's sake
• for the land's sake
• for the land's sake alive
• for the sake of
• for the sake of it
• for very shame's sake
• fuck's sake
• keepsake
• land sake
• land sake alive
• land sakes
• land's sake
• land's sake alive
• namesake
• name-sake
• sackless
• sake and soke
• withsake

Translations

cause, interest or account

• Arabic:غاية(ḡāya),غَرَض(ḡaraḍ),قَصْد(qaṣd),مَصْلَحَة(maṣlaḥa)
• Bulgarian:мотив(bg)m(motiv)
• Danish:skyldc
• Finnish:syy(fi)(cause),tähden(fi)(for the sake of)
• Italian:causa(it)f
• Khmer:ប្រយោជន៍(km)(prɑyaoc)
• Latin:gratias(la)f,grātia(la)f
• Mirandese:please add this translation if you can
• Polish:wzgląd(pl)m
• Portuguese:causa(pt)f,causa(pt),interesse(pt)
• Russian:причи́на(ru)f(pričína)
• Spanish:causa(es)f,gracia(es)f
• Swedish:skull(sv)
• Tamil:please add this translation if you can
• Telugu:please add this translation if you can

purpose or end; reason

• Bulgarian:причина(bg)f(pričina)
• Catalan:please add this translation if you can
• Danish:skyldc
• Dutch:-halve(nl),wille(nl)
• Finnish:takia(fi)(postposition; "for _'s sake")
• Khmer:ប្រយោជន៍(km)(prɑyaoc)
• Latin:grātia(la)f
• Portuguese:razão(pt)f,motivo(pt)m
• Russian:причи́на(ru)f(pričína),моти́в(ru)m(motív),цель(ru)f(celʹ)
• Spanish:razón(es)f,motivo(es)m,gracia(es)f
• Walloon:idêye(wa)f,såme(wa)m

benefit

• Bulgarian:полза(bg)f(polza),благо(bg)n(blago)
• Danish:skyldc
• Finnish:etu(fi),paras(fi)(olla parhaaksi "be for one's sake")
• Japanese:- の ために(_ no tame ni)
• Khmer:ប្រយោជន៍(km)(prɑyaoc)
• Latin:grātia(la)f
• Portuguese:bem(pt)m,benefício(pt)
• Russian:бла́го(ru)n(blágo)
• Spanish:bien(es)m,gracia(es)f
• Swedish:skull(sv)
• Ukrainian:користь(uk)(korystʹ)

contention, strife; guilt

• Latin:gratia(la)f
• Spanish:gracia(es)f

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions atWiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

• Danish:skyld
• Dutch:belang(nl)n,wil(nl)m
• German:Willen(de)m
• Icelandic:í þágu
• Norwegian:skyldf
• Portuguese:causa(pt)f
• Welsh:^{(pleaseverify)}mwyn(cy)

Etymology 2

Noun

sake(countableanduncountable,pluralsakes)

1. Alternative spelling ofsaké

Anagrams

• KEAS,akes,seak,aske,kesa,Kase,Seka,keas

Dutch

Alternative forms

• saké,saki

Etymology

FromJapaneseRượu(sake,“alcoholic drink”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈsaː.keː/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation:sa‧ke

Noun

sakem(uncountable)

1. sake(Japanese rice wine)

   Hypernyms:rijstbier,rijstwijn

Finnish

Etymology

FromJapaneseRượu(sake,“alcoholic drink”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈsɑke/,[ˈs̠ɑ̝k̟e̞]
• Rhymes:-ɑke
• Syllabification^(key):sa‧ke

Noun

sake

1. sake(Japanese rice wine)

Declension

Inflectionofsake(Kotustype 8/nalle,no gradation)
nominative		sake	saket
genitive		saken	sakejen
partitive		sakea	sakeja
illative		sakeen	sakeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		sake	saket
accusative	nom.	sake	saket
	gen.	saken
genitive		saken	sakejen sakeinrare
partitive		sakea	sakeja
inessive		sakessa	sakeissa
elative		sakesta	sakeista
illative		sakeen	sakeihin
adessive		sakella	sakeilla
ablative		sakelta	sakeilta
allative		sakelle	sakeille
essive		sakena	sakeina
translative		sakeksi	sakeiksi
abessive		saketta	sakeitta
instructive		—	sakein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive formsofsake(Kotustype 8/nalle,no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sakeni sakeni accusative nom. sakeni sakeni gen. sakeni genitive sakeni sakejeni sakeinirare partitive sakeani sakejani inessive sakessani sakeissani elative sakestani sakeistani illative sakeeni sakeihini adessive sakellani sakeillani ablative sakeltani sakeiltani allative sakelleni sakeilleni essive sakenani sakeinani translative sakekseni sakeikseni abessive sakettani sakeittani instructive — — comitative — sakeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative sakesi sakesi accusative nom. sakesi sakesi gen. sakesi genitive sakesi sakejesi sakeisirare partitive sakeasi sakejasi inessive sakessasi sakeissasi elative sakestasi sakeistasi illative sakeesi sakeihisi adessive sakellasi sakeillasi ablative sakeltasi sakeiltasi allative sakellesi sakeillesi essive sakenasi sakeinasi translative sakeksesi sakeiksesi abessive sakettasi sakeittasi instructive — — comitative — sakeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sakemme sakemme accusative nom. sakemme sakemme gen. sakemme genitive sakemme sakejemme sakeimmerare partitive sakeamme sakejamme inessive sakessamme sakeissamme elative sakestamme sakeistamme illative sakeemme sakeihimme adessive sakellamme sakeillamme ablative sakeltamme sakeiltamme allative sakellemme sakeillemme essive sakenamme sakeinamme translative sakeksemme sakeiksemme abessive sakettamme sakeittamme instructive — — comitative — sakeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative sakenne sakenne accusative nom. sakenne sakenne gen. sakenne genitive sakenne sakejenne sakeinnerare partitive sakeanne sakejanne inessive sakessanne sakeissanne elative sakestanne sakeistanne illative sakeenne sakeihinne adessive sakellanne sakeillanne ablative sakeltanne sakeiltanne allative sakellenne sakeillenne essive sakenanne sakeinanne translative sakeksenne sakeiksenne abessive sakettanne sakeittanne instructive — — comitative — sakeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative sakensa sakensa accusative nom. sakensa sakensa gen. sakensa genitive sakensa sakejensa sakeinsarare partitive sakeaan sakeansa sakejaan sakejansa inessive sakessaan sakessansa sakeissaan sakeissansa elative sakestaan sakestansa sakeistaan sakeistansa illative sakeensa sakeihinsa adessive sakellaan sakellansa sakeillaan sakeillansa ablative sakeltaan sakeltansa sakeiltaan sakeiltansa allative sakelleen sakellensa sakeilleen sakeillensa essive sakenaan sakenansa sakeinaan sakeinansa translative sakekseen sakeksensa sakeikseen sakeiksensa abessive sakettaan sakettansa sakeittaan sakeittansa instructive — — comitative — sakeineen sakeinensa

Further reading

• “sake”,inKielitoimiston 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–,retrieved2023-07-03

Anagrams

• eksa-,seka-

Hausa

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/sà.kéː/
  • (Standard Kano Hausa)IPA^(key):[sə̀.céː]

Noun

sàkēm(possessed formsàken)

1. slackness

Indonesian

Etymology

FromJapaneseRượu(さけ)(sake,“alcoholic drink”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/sa.ke/
• Hyphenation:sa‧ké

Noun

sake(pluralsake-sake,first-person possessivesakeku,second-person possessivesakemu,third-person possessivesakenya)

1. sake(Japanese rice wine)

Alternative forms

• saki(nonstandard)

Further reading

• “sake”inKamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia,Jakarta:Agency for Language Development and Cultivation–Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia,2016.

Japanese

Romanization

sake

1. Rōmajitranscription ofさけ
2. Rōmajitranscription ofサケ

Kapampangan

Etymology

FromProto-Malayo-Polynesian*sakay.

Verb

sake

1. toboard,toembark,toride

Middle Dutch

Etymology

FromOld Dutch*saka,fromProto-West Germanic*saku.

Noun

sākef

1. case,matter,affair
2. thing
3. cause,reason

Inflection

This noun needs aninflection-table template.

Descendants

• Dutch:zaak
• Limburgish:zaak

Further reading

• “sake”,inVroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek,2000
• Verwijs, E.,Verdam, J.(1885–1929) “sake”,inMiddelnederlandsch Woordenboek,The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff,→ISBN

Moore

Etymology

Cognate withFarefaresakɛ

Pronunciation

IPA^(key):/sà.ke/

Verb

sake

1. to take out
2. to accept, agree, approve of, tolerate, permit, obey
3. to answer to a call
4. to succeed, do well

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

FromJapaneseRượu(sake,“alcoholic drink”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/²saːkə/

Noun

sakem(definite singularsaken,indefinite pluralsakar,definite pluralsakane)

1. saké(Japanese rice wine)

   Hypernyms:risøl,risvin

References

• “sake”inThe Nynorsk Dictionary.

Pali

Alternative forms

Alternative scripts

• 𑀲𑀓𑁂(Brahmi script)
• सके(Devanagari script)
• সকে(Bengali script)
• සකෙ(Sinhalese script)
• သကေorသၵေ(Burmese script)
• สเกorสะเก(Thai script)
• ᩈᨠᩮ(Tai Tham script)
• ສເກorສະເກ(Lao script)
• សកេ(Khmer script)
• 𑄥𑄇𑄬(Chakma script)

Adjective

sake

1. inflection ofsaka(“one's own”):
   1. masculine/neuterlocativesingular
   2. masculineaccusativeplural
   3. femininevocativesingular

Polish

Etymology

BorrowedfromJapaneseRượu(sake,“alcoholic drink”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈsa.kɛ/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Rhymes:-akɛ
• Syllabification:sa‧ke

Noun

saken(indeclinable)

1. sake(Japanese rice wine)

Further reading

• sakeinWielki słownik języka polskiego,Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• sakein Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• saquê,saqué

Etymology

Unadapted borrowingfromJapaneseRượu(sake,“alcoholic drink”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil)IPA^(key):/saˈke/,/saˈkɛ/

• (Portugal)IPA^(key):/saˈke/,/saˈkɛ/

Noun

sakem(pluralsakes)

1. sake(Japanese rice wine)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, seeCitations:saquê.

Romanian

Etymology

BorrowedfromFrenchsaké.

Noun

saken(uncountable)

1. sake

Declension

declension of sake (singular only)

	singular
ngender	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un)sake	sakeul
genitive/dative	(unui)sake	sakeului
vocative	sakeule

Spanish

Etymology

BorrowedfromJapaneseRượu(sake,“alcoholic drink”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):/ˈsake/[ˈsa.ke]
• Rhymes:-ake
• Syllabification:sa‧ke
• Homophone:saque

Noun

sakem(pluralsakes)

1. sake(Japanese rice wine)

Further reading

• “sake”,inDiccionario de la lengua española,Vigésima tercera edición,Real Academia Española,2014

Swedish

ett glas sake

Alternative forms

• saké

Noun

sakec

1. saké(rice wine)

Declension

Declension ofsake

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	sake	sakes
	definite	saken	sakens
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

References

• sakeinSvensk ordbok(SO)
• sakeinSvenska Akademiens ordlista(SAOL)
• sakeinSvenska Akademiens ordbok(SAOB)