English Online Dictionary. What means mag? What does mag mean?
English
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -æɡ
Etymology 1
Noun
mag (plural mags)
- (colloquial, abbreviation) magazine (publication or ammunition)
- (colloquial, abbreviation) magnet
- (colloquial, abbreviation) mag wheel
- brand new tires and steel-style factory mags
- (astronomy, abbreviation) magnitude
- (colloquial, law) magistrate
Derived terms
- mag dump
Etymology 2
Verb
mag (third-person singular simple present mags, present participle magging, simple past and past participle magged)
- (transitive, obsolete, slang) To steal.
Derived terms
- magsman
Anagrams
- AGM, GMA, Gam., MGA, gam
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maχ/
Etymology 1
From Dutch mogen, from Middle Dutch mogen, from Old Dutch mugan, from Proto-Germanic *maganą, from Proto-Indo-European *magʰ-, *megʰ-.
Verb
mag (present mag, past mog)
- may, might
Usage notes
The preterite form mog is archaic and rarely used.
Etymology 2
From Dutch macht, from Middle Dutch macht, from Old Dutch *maht, from Proto-Germanic *mahtiz, from Proto-Indo-European *mógʰtis.
Noun
mag (plural magte)
- might; power
Albanian
Alternative forms
- mang, makth
Etymology
From Proto-Albanian *magu, from Proto-Indo-European *mh̥₂gʰu- (“young animal, cub, youngster”). Cognate to Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌿𐍃 (magus, “boy, lad”), Old Irish macc (“son”).
Noun
mag m (indefinite plural magë, definite singular magu, definite plural magët)
- rabbit, hinny
Declension
Related terms
- makth
- meksh
References
Catalan
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin magus, from Ancient Greek μάγος (mágos). Attested 1803.
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈmak/
Noun
mag m (plural mags, feminine maga)
- magician; wizard
- magus (Zoroastrian priest)
Related terms
- màgic
- Reis Mags
Further reading
- “mag” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
- “mag” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
- “mag” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
- “mag” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
References
Danish
Noun
mag c or n
- rest
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɑx
- IPA(key): /mɑx/
Verb
mag
- first-, second- and third-person singular present indicative of mogen
- imperative of mogen
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maːk/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /max/ (chiefly colloquial, northern Germany, central Germany)
- Rhymes: -aːk, -ax
- Homophone: mach (nonstandard)
Verb
mag
- first/third-person singular present of mögen
Gothic
Romanization
mag
- Romanization of 𐌼𐌰𐌲
Hungarian
Etymology
Probably from Proto-Finno-Ugric *muŋkɜ (“body”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ ˈmɒɡ]
- Rhymes: -ɒɡ
Noun
mag (plural magok)
- seed, pip
- kernel, core
Declension
Variant plural and possessive forms:
Derived terms
References
Indonesian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Dutch maag (“stomach”), from Middle Dutch māge, from Old Dutch *mago, from Proto-Germanic *magô.
Noun
mag (plural, first-person possessive magku, second-person possessive magmu, third-person possessive magnya)
- (colloquial, rare) stomach
- Synonym: lambung
- (colloquial) gastritis
Alternative forms
- (colloquial) maag
Further reading
- “mag” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Livonian
Alternative forms
- (Courland) ma'g
Etymology
Related to Finnish maha.
Noun
mag
- stomach
Old Irish
Etymology
From Proto-Celtic *magos (“plain, field”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *méǵh₂s (“big, great”) (compare Sanskrit मही (mahī́, “earth”) from the same root).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maɣ/
Noun
mag n (genitive maige, nominative plural maige)
- a plain, field
Declension
Derived terms
Descendants
- Irish: má
- Scottish Gaelic: magh
Mutation
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “mag”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- Matasović, Ranko (2009) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Celtic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 9), Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 253
Polish
Etymology
From Latin magus, from Ancient Greek μάγος (mágos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mak/
Noun
mag m pers
- wizard
Declension
Synonyms
- czarodziej
Further reading
- mag in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
From Greek μάγος (mágos), partly through Slavic (Bulgarian маг (mag)), and partly through Latin magus.
Noun
mag m (plural magi)
- magus, wise man
Declension
Related terms
- magie
Scottish Gaelic
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Verb
mag (past mhag, future magaidh, verbal noun magadh, past participle magte)
- mock, deride
Welsh
Etymology 1
Back-formation from magu (“to rear; to breed”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maːɡ/
Noun
mag m (uncountable)
- fry (young fish)
- Synonym: silod
Mutation
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maɡ/
Noun
mag
- Nasal mutation of bag.
Mutation
Wolof
Noun
mag (definite form mag ji)
- older sibling
- Antonym: rakk