mago
Bambara
Noun
mago (tone màgo)
- need
- N mago bɛ X la
- I need X
- ní à màgo jɔ̀ra fɛ́n mín ná...
- if he has a pressing need for something...
- ka kɛɲɛ ni u magow ye
- according to their needs
- An mago bɛ i ka dɛmɛni na
- we need your help
Derived terms
- magoɲɛfɛn
- magoɲinina
- magosa
Borôro
Verb
mago
- to speak
Cebuano
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ma‧go
Etymology 1
From Spanish mago, from Latin magus, from Ancient Greek μάγος (mágos).
Noun
mago
- the Magi; the wise men that met and gave gifts to the baby Jesus at the Epiphany (traditionally considered to be three in number and sometimes named Melchior, Caspar and Balthazar, but in fact unknown in number)
Etymology 2
Compare mawmag and Waray-Waray mago
Noun
mago
- Philippine tarsier (Carlito syrichta)
Esperanto
Etymology
Common Romance.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmaɡo]
- Rhymes: -aɡo
- Hyphenation: ma‧go
Noun
mago (accusative singular magon, plural magoj, accusative plural magojn)
- magus, a priest of the Zoroastrian religion
Hausa
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /má.ɡó/
- (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA(key): [mə́.ɡʷó]
Noun
mago m (possessed form magon)
- Cream-colored horse.
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈma.ɡo/
- Rhymes: -aɡo
- Hyphenation: mà‧go
Etymology 1
From Latin magus, from Ancient Greek μάγος (mágos).
Noun
mago m (plural maghi)
- magician, wizard
- fortuneteller
- conjurer, juggler
Adjective
mago (feminine maga, masculine plural maghi, feminine plural maghe)
- (obsolete) magic
Related terms
- magia
- magico
- magio
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
mago
- third-person plural present indicative of magare
Anagrams
- -gamo
Japanese
Romanization
mago
- Rōmaji transcription of まご
Latin
Noun
magō
- dative/ablative singular of magus
References
- mago in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- “mago”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
- “mago”, in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
- “mago”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
Old English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɑ.ɡo/, [ˈmɑ.ɣo]
Noun
mago m
- Alternative form of magu
Old High German
Etymology 1
From Proto-West Germanic *magō.
Noun
mago m
- stomach
Descendants
- Middle High German: mage
- German: Magen
- Hunsrik: Maaghe, Maan
- Luxembourgish: Mo
- Vilamovian: maoga
- Yiddish: מאָגן (mogn)
- → Italian: magone
- → Venetian: magon
Noun
mago m
- Alternative form of maho (“poppy”)
Portuguese
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin magus, from Ancient Greek μάγος (mágos), from Old Iranian.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈma.ɡu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈma.ɡo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈma.ɡu/ [ˈma.ɣu]
- Rhymes: -aɡu
- Hyphenation: ma‧go
Adjective
mago (feminine maga, masculine plural magos, feminine plural magas)
- enchanting
Noun
mago m (plural magos)
- (Christianity, usually capitalized) Magi
- magician, sorcerer
- magus
Related terms
- mágico
References
- “mago” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
- “mago” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2023.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin magus[1], from Ancient Greek μάγος (mágos). Cf. also mego.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmaɡo/ [ˈma.ɣ̞o]
- Rhymes: -aɡo
- Syllabification: ma‧go
Adjective
mago (feminine maga, masculine plural magos, feminine plural magas)
- (relational) magician
Noun
mago m (plural magos)
- magician, sorcerer
- Magi
Derived terms
- archimago
- Reyes Magos
Related terms
- magia
- mágico
References
- Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Further reading
- “mago”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
Waray-Waray
Etymology
Compare Cebuano mago and mawmag.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: ma‧go
Noun
mago
- Philippine tarsier (Carlito syrichta)