English Online Dictionary. What means mag? What does mag mean?
Translingual
Symbol
mag
- (international standards) ISO 639-2 & ISO 639-3 language code for Magahi.
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mæɡ/
- Rhymes: -æɡ
Etymology 1
Noun
mag (plural mags)
- (colloquial) Clipping of magazine.
- NY Mag ― New York Magazine
- (colloquial) Clipping of magnet.
- (colloquial, automotive) Ellipsis of mag wheel.
- (astronomy) Clipping of magnitude.
- (colloquial, law) Clipping of magistrate.
- (colloquial) Clipping of magnetometer.
Derived terms
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
- magpie
Etymology 3
Noun
mag (plural mags)
- (UK, slang, obsolete) A halfpenny.
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
Denasalized variant of mang.
Noun
mag m (plural magë, definite 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
References
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, 2023
- “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.
Danish
Etymology
From Middle Low German mak (“ease, calm”), related to Old Saxon makon (“to make”).
Noun
mag c or n
- rest
Dutch
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɑx
- IPA(key): /mɑx/
Verb
mag
- inflection of mogen:
- first/second/third-person singular present indicative
- imperative
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maːk/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /max/ (northern and central Germany, now chiefly colloquial)
- Rhymes: -aːk, -ax
- Homophone: mach (regional only)
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, stone, pit, core (the central part of fruits)
- kernel, core, nucleus (the most important part of a thing or aggregate of things wherever located and whether of any determinate location at all; the essence)
- Ellipsis of processzormag (“core”, an individual computer processor).
Declension
Variant plural and possessive forms:
Derived terms
References
Further reading
- mag in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (‘The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
Indonesian
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from Dutch maag (“stomach”), from Middle Dutch māge, from Old Dutch *mago, from Proto-Germanic *magô.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɑh/, /ˈmɑx/
- Hyphenation: mag
- Homophone: maag
Noun
mag (first-person possessive magku, second-person possessive magmu, third-person possessive magnya)
- (colloquial, rare) stomach
- Synonym: lambung
- (colloquial) gastritis
Alternative forms
- maag
Further reading
- “mag” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Language Development and Fostering Agency — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.
Livonian
Alternative forms
- (Courland) ma'g
Etymology
From Proto-Finnic *mako. Related to Finnish maha.
Noun
mag
- stomach
- belly
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
- G. Toner, M. Ní Mhaonaigh, S. Arbuthnot, D. Wodtko, M.-L. 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
Borrowed from Latin magus, from Ancient Greek μάγος (mágos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mak/
- Rhymes: -ak
- Syllabification: mag
- Homophone: mak
Noun
mag m pers
- (occult) wizard (person skilled with magic)
- Synonyms: czarodziej, czarownik
Declension
Further reading
- mag in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- 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