Magazin

See also: magazin

German

Etymology

From Italian magazzino (“warehouse”), from Arabic مَخْزَن (maḵzan, “warehouse”) and its plural مَخازِن (maḵāzin). The military senses are from French magasin, the sense “periodical” from English magazine, both from the same Italian and Arabic sources.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maɡaˈtsiːn/
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  • Hyphenation: Ma‧ga‧zin

Noun

Magazin n (strong, genitive Magazines or Magazins, plural Magazine)

  1. magazine (periodical)
  2. warehouse
  3. storage (especially in a library or museum)
  4. magazine (ammunition storehouse)
  5. magazine (weapon’s ammunition holder)

Declension

Declension of Magazin [neuter, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Magazin die Magazine
genitive eines des Magazines, Magazins der Magazine
dative einem dem Magazin, Magazine1 den Magazinen
accusative ein das Magazin die Magazine

1Now rare, see notes.

Synonyms

Hyponyms

Descendants

  • → Bulgarian: магазин (magazin)
  • → Hungarian: magazin
  • → Macedonian: магацин (magacin)
  • → Polish: magazyn
  • → Russian: магазин (magazin) (see there for further descendants)
  • → Serbo-Croatian:
    Cyrillic script: магацин
    Latin script: magacin
  • → Ukrainian: магазин (mahazyn)

Further reading

  • “Magazin” in Duden online
  • “Magazin” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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