| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Gender | historically feminine, nowadays also masculine |
| Plural | zagen |
| Diminutive | |
|---|---|
| Singular | Plural |
| zaagje | zaagjes |
| Afrikaans | saag |
|---|---|
| Catalan | serra |
| Chinook Jargon | so; ligwin |
| Czech | pila |
| Danish | sav |
| English | saw |
| Esperanto | segilo |
| French | scie |
| German | Säge |
| Italian | sega |
| Papiamento | za; zag |
| Portuguese | serra; serrote |
| Saterland Frisian | Soage; Sniede |
| Spanish | sierra |
| Sranan | sa |
| Swedish | såg |
| Tagalog | lagarì |
| Welsh | llif |
| West Frisian | seage |