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mager

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See also:Mager,mäger,måger,and-mager

Danish

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Etymology 1

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FromOld Danishmaghær, fromOld Norsemagr(“thin, meager”), fromProto-Germanic*magraz, fromProto-Indo-European*mh₂ḱrós. CompareAncient Greekμακρός(makrós)

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): [ˈmæˀjɐ],[ˈmæˀɐ],[ˈmɑwˀɐ]
Rhymes:-aːˀər

Adjective

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mager (neutermagert,plural and definite singular attributivemagre)

lean(low in fat. Food etc.)
Synonym:fedtfattig
thin,spare,skinny,scrawny
Synonyms:tynd,spinkel
Antonyms:fed,kraftig
poor,meagre
Synonyms:ufrugtbar,fattig

Inflection

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Inflection ofmager
	positive	comparative	superlative
indefinite common singular	mager	magrere	magrest²
indefinite neuter singular	magert	magrere	magrest²
plural	magre	magrere	magrest²
definite attributive¹	magre	magrere	magreste

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.

IPA^(key): [ˈmæˀjɐ],[ˈmæˀɐ],[ˈmæˀɡ̊ɐ]

Noun

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mager c (singular definitemageren,plural indefinitemagere)

(rare)mage,wizard

Inflection

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Declension ofmager
common gender	singular		plural
common gender	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	mager	mageren	magere	magerne
genitive	magers	magerens	mageres	magernes

Etymology 3

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See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): [ˈmæːjɐ],[ˈmæːɐ]
Rhymes:-aːər

Noun

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mager c

indefinite plural ofmage

References

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“mager” inDen Danske Ordbog

Etymology 4

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See the etymology of the correspondinglemma form.

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): [ˈmæːjɐ],[ˈmæːɐ]
Rhymes:-aːər

Verb

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mager

present ofmage

Dutch

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Etymology

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FromMiddle Dutchmager, fromOld Dutch*magar, fromProto-Germanic*magraz, fromProto-Indo-European*mh₂ḱrós. Cognate with German, Danish, and Swedishmager, etc., and withLatinmacer,Italianmagro and Englishmeager through Indo-European.

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /ˈmaː.ɣər/
Audio: (file)
Hyphenation:ma‧ger
Rhymes:-aːɣər

Adjective

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mager (comparativemagerder,superlativemagerst)

lean, (nearly) withoutfat
meager,skinny,thin
poor,pitiful,skim
Zo'n mager loon betekentmagere melk enmager vertier!
Such meager wages mean skimmed milk and poor entertainment!
low-fat
Synonym:vetarm
infertile (said of soil);weak

Declension

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Declension ofmager
uninflected	mager
inflected	magere
comparative	magerder
		positive	comparative	superlative
predicative/adverbial		mager	magerder	hetmagerst hetmagerste
indefinite	m./f. sing.	magere	magerdere	magerste
	n. sing.	mager	magerder	magerste
	plural	magere	magerdere	magerste
definite		magere	magerdere	magerste
partitive		magers	magerders	—

Antonyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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Afrikaans:maer
Berbice Creole Dutch:manggri
Negerhollands:mager
- → Virgin Islands Creole:mager
→ Saramaccan:mángru
→ Sranan Tongo:mangri

Anagrams

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marge

German

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Etymology

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FromOld High Germanmagar, fromProto-Germanic*magraz, fromProto-Indo-European*mh₂ḱrós. Cognate withDutchmager,Danishmager,Norwegian Bokmålmager,Norwegian Nynorskmager,Swedishmager, etc., and withEnglishmeagre through Indo-European.

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /ˈmaːɡɐ/
Audio(Germany (Berlin)): (file)
Hyphenation:ma‧ger

Adjective

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mager (strong nominative masculine singularmagereror(rare)magrer,not comparable)

lean, withoutfat(e.g. of meat or dairy)
Synonym:fettarm
meager,skinny,malnourished(of a person or animal, generally with a negative connotation)
poor innutrients oryield in general(e.g. of land)

Declension

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Positive forms ofmager (uncomparable)

number & gender		singular			plural
number & gender		masculine	feminine	neuter	plural
predicative		er istmager	sie istmager	es istmager	sie sindmager
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	dermagere dermagre¹	diemagere diemagre¹	dasmagere dasmagre¹	diemageren diemagren¹
	genitive	desmageren desmagren¹	dermageren dermagren¹	desmageren desmagren¹	dermageren dermagren¹
	dative	demmageren demmagren¹	dermageren dermagren¹	demmageren demmagren¹	denmageren denmagren¹
	accusative	denmageren denmagren¹	diemagere diemagre¹	dasmagere dasmagre¹	diemageren diemagren¹
mixed declension (with indefinite article)	nominative	einmagerer einmagrer¹	einemagere einemagre¹	einmageres einmagres¹	(keine)mageren (keine)magren¹
	genitive	einesmageren einesmagren¹	einermageren einermagren¹	einesmageren einesmagren¹	(keiner)mageren (keiner)magren¹
	dative	einemmageren einemmagren¹	einermageren einermagren¹	einemmageren einemmagren¹	(keinen)mageren (keinen)magren¹
	accusative	einenmageren einenmagren¹	einemagere einemagre¹	einmageres einmagres¹	(keine)mageren (keine)magren¹

¹Rare.

Related terms

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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Blend ofmalas(“lazy”) +‎gerak(“move”).

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /ˈmaɡər/
Hyphenation:ma‧gêr

Adjective

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magêr (superlativetermager)

(slang)lazy
Synonym:malas

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology 1

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FromOld Norsemagr(“thin, meager”), fromProto-Germanic*magraz, fromProto-Indo-European*mh₂ḱrós.

Adjective

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mager (neuter singularmagert,definite singular and pluralmagre)

meager (US) ormeagre (UK),lean
magert kjøtt - lean meat

Derived terms

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utmagret

Etymology 2

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Noun

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mager m

indefinite plural ofmage

References

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“mager” inThe Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Alternative forms

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møgør(Numedal)

Etymology

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FromOld Norsemagr(“thin, meager”), fromProto-Germanic*magraz, fromProto-Indo-European*mh₂ḱrós.

Pronunciation

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IPA^(key): /ˈmɑːɡɛr/

Adjective

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mager (neuter singularmagert,definite singular and pluralmagre)

thin,emaciated,scrawny (having little fat on one's body)
meagre (UK) ormeager (US)

Derived terms

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magrast

References

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“mager” inThe Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

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Etymology

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FromOld Swedishmagher, fromOld Norsemagr(“thin, meager”), fromProto-Germanic*magraz, fromProto-Indo-European*mh₂ḱrós.

Pronunciation

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Audio: (file)

Adjective

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mager (comparativemagrare,superlativemagrast)

lean, withoutfat
meager,skinny
meager,infertile,barren
- 1747–62, Olof von Dalin,Svea rikes historia:
  Det war den tidens smak: och jumagrare et land fans, ju snarare skickade det nya folksvärmar ifrån sig.
  (pleaseadd an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

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Inflection ofmager
Indefinite	positive	comparative	superlative¹
common singular	mager	magrare	magrast
neuter singular	magert	magrare	magrast
plural	magra	magrare	magrast
masculine plural²	magre	magrare	magrast

Definite	positive	comparative	superlative
masculine singular³	magre	magrare	magraste
all	magra	magrare	magraste

¹ The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
² Dated or archaic.
³ Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.