mager
Danish
Etymology 1
From Old Danish maghær, from Old Norse magr (“thin, meager”), from Proto-Germanic *magraz, from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmæˀjɐ], [ˈmæˀɐ], [ˈmɑwˀɐ]
- Rhymes: -aːˀər
Adjective
mager
- lean
- thin, spare, skinny, scrawny
- poor, meagre
Inflection
| Inflection of mager | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Common singular | mager | — | —2 |
| Neuter singular | magert | — | —2 |
| Plural | magre | — | —2 |
| Definite attributive1 | magre | — | — |
| 1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. | |||
Etymology 2
From Latin magus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmæˀjɐ], [ˈmæˀɐ], [ˈmæˀɡ̊ɐ]
Noun
mager c (singular definite mageren, plural indefinite magere)
- mage
Inflection
| common gender | Singular | Plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | mager | mageren | magere | magerne |
| genitive | magers | magerens | mageres | magernes |
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmæːjɐ], [ˈmæːɐ]
- Rhymes: -aːər
Noun
mager c
- indefinite plural of mage
Etymology 4
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmæːjɐ], [ˈmæːɐ]
- Rhymes: -aːər
Verb
mager
- present of mage
Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch mager, from Old Dutch *magar, from Proto-Germanic *magraz, from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós. Cognate with German, Danish, and Swedish mager, etc., and with Latin macer, Italian magro and English meager through Indo-European.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmaː.ɣər/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ma‧ger
- Rhymes: -aːɣər
Adjective
mager (comparative magerder, superlative magerst)
- lean, (nearly) without fat
- meager, skinny, thin
- poor, pitiful, skim
- Zo'n mager loon betekent magere melk en mager vertier!
- Such meager wages mean skimmed milk and poor entertainment!
- Zo'n mager loon betekent magere melk en mager vertier!
- infertile (said of soil); weak
Inflection
| Inflection of mager | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | mager | |||
| inflected | magere | |||
| comparative | magerder | |||
| positive | comparative | superlative | ||
| predicative/adverbial | mager | magerder | het magerst het magerste | |
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | magere | magerdere | magerste |
| n. sing. | mager | magerder | magerste | |
| plural | magere | magerdere | magerste | |
| definite | magere | magerdere | magerste | |
| partitive | magers | magerders | — | |
Antonyms
- rijk
- vet
Derived terms
- magerheid, magerte
- magerman m
- magertjes
- graatmager
- vermageren
- Magere Hein m
Descendants
- Afrikaans: maer
- Berbice Creole Dutch: manggri
- Negerhollands: mager
- → Virgin Islands Creole: mager
- → Saramaccan: mángru
- → Sranan Tongo: mangri
Anagrams
- marge
German
Etymology
From Old High German magar, from Proto-Germanic *magraz, from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós. Cognate with Dutch mager, Danish mager, Norwegian Bokmål mager, Norwegian Nynorsk mager, Swedish mager, etc., and with English meagre through Indo-European.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmaːɡɐ/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ma‧ger
Adjective
mager (strong nominative masculine singular magerer or (rare) magrer, not comparable)
- lean, without fat
- meager, skinny
Declension
| number & gender | singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | all genders | ||
| predicative | er ist mager | sie ist mager | es ist mager | sie sind mager | |
| strong declension (without article) | nominative | magerer magrer1 | magere magre1 | mageres magres1 | magere magre1 |
| genitive | mageren magren1 | magerer magrer1 | mageren magren1 | magerer magrer1 | |
| dative | magerem magrem1 | magerer magrer1 | magerem magrem1 | mageren magren1 | |
| accusative | mageren magren1 | magere magre1 | mageres magres1 | magere magre1 | |
| weak declension (with definite article) | nominative | der magere der magre1 | die magere die magre1 | das magere das magre1 | die mageren die magren1 |
| genitive | des mageren des magren1 | der mageren der magren1 | des mageren des magren1 | der mageren der magren1 | |
| dative | dem mageren dem magren1 | der mageren der magren1 | dem mageren dem magren1 | den mageren den magren1 | |
| accusative | den mageren den magren1 | die magere die magre1 | das magere das magre1 | die mageren die magren1 | |
| mixed declension (with indefinite article) | nominative | ein magerer ein magrer1 | eine magere eine magre1 | ein mageres ein magres1 | (keine) mageren (keine) magren1 |
| genitive | eines mageren eines magren1 | einer mageren einer magren1 | eines mageren eines magren1 | (keiner) mageren (keiner) magren1 | |
| dative | einem mageren einem magren1 | einer mageren einer magren1 | einem mageren einem magren1 | (keinen) mageren (keinen) magren1 | |
| accusative | einen mageren einen magren1 | eine magere eine magre1 | ein mageres ein magres1 | (keine) mageren (keine) magren1 | |
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Related terms
- Magersucht
- Magermilch
- Magerstufe
- abmagern
Further reading
- “mager” in Duden online
- “mager” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- Friedrich Kluge (1883), “mager”, in , John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891
Indonesian
Etymology
Blend of malas (“lazy”) + gerak (“move”)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmaɡər/
- Hyphenation: ma‧gêr
Adjective
magêr (superlative termager)
- (slang) lazy.
- Synonym: malas
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology 1
From Old Norse magr (“thin, meager”), from Proto-Germanic *magraz, from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós.
Adjective
mager (neuter singular magert, definite singular and plural magre)
- meager (US) or meagre (UK), lean
- magert kjøtt - lean meat
Derived terms
- utmagret
Noun
mager m
- indefinite plural of mage
References
- “mager” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Old Norse magr (“thin, meager”), from Proto-Germanic *magraz, from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɑːɡɛr/
Adjective
mager (neuter singular magert, definite singular and plural magre)
- thin, emaciated, scrawny (having little fat on one's body)
- meagre (UK) or meager (US)
Derived terms
- magrast
References
- “mager” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
Etymology
From Old Swedish magher, from Old Norse magr (“thin, meager”), from Proto-Germanic *magraz, from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós.
Pronunciation
audio (file)
Adjective
mager (comparative magrare, superlative magrast)
- lean, without fat
- meager, skinny
Declension
| Inflection of mager | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Indefinite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative2 |
| Common singular | mager | magrare | magrast |
| Neuter singular | magert | magrare | magrast |
| Plural | magra | magrare | magrast |
| Masculine plural3 | magre | magrare | magrast |
| Definite | Positive | Comparative | Superlative |
| Masculine singular1 | magre | magrare | magraste |
| All | magra | magrare | magraste |
| 1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine. 2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative. 3) Dated or archaic | |||
See also
- magra
- avmagra
- magert
Anagrams
- magre
West Makian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈma.ɡer/
Noun
mager
- a twig
References
- Clemens Voorhoeve (1982) The Makian languages and their neighbours, Pacific linguistics