Magen
See also: magen, magĕṅ, mågen, and Mägen
German
Alternative forms
- Mage
Etymology
From Middle High German mage, from Old High German mago, from Proto-Germanic *magô. Compare German Low German Mage, Maag, Dutch Low Saxon mage, Dutch maag, English maw, Swedish mage, Icelandic magi.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmaːɡən/, [ˈmaːɡən], [ˈmaːɡŋ̩]
audio (file) - Rhymes: -aːɡn̩
- Hyphenation: Ma‧gen
Noun
Magen m (genitive Magens, plural Mägen or Magen)
- stomach, maw
Usage notes
- Today’s plural is Mägen.
- Now uncommon in texts is the inherited weak declension with Magen in the plural and Mage in the nominative singular, see it under the alternative form.
Declension
Declension of Magen
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Magen | die | Mägen |
| genitive | eines | des | Magens | der | Mägen |
| dative | einem | dem | Magen | den | Mägen |
| accusative | einen | den | Magen | die | Mägen |
Derived terms
- Blättermagen
- Labmagen
- Magenbeschwerde
- Magenkrankheit
- Magenentzündung
- Mageninhalt
- Magenkrebs
- Magensaft
- Magensäure
- Magenschmerz
- Magensonde
- Netzmagen
- sich den Magen verderben
- Saumagen
See also
- Bauch
Further reading
- Magen in Duden online
German Low German
Noun
Magen
- plural of Maag or Mage