mág
See also: Appendix:Variations of "mag"
Czech
Etymology
Derived from Latin magi, nominative plural of magus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmaːk]
- Rhymes: -aːk
Noun
mág m anim (female equivalent mážka)
- (literary) magician, wizard, sorcerer, mage
- wizard (one who is especially skilled or unusually talented in a particular field)
Declension
Declension of mág (velar masculine animate)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | mág | mágové |
| genitive | mága | mágů |
| dative | mágovi, mágu | mágům |
| accusative | mága | mágy |
| vocative | mágu | mágové |
| locative | mágovi, mágu | mázích |
| instrumental | mágem | mágy |
Related terms
See also
Further reading
- “mág”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
- “mág”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “mág”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
Icelandic
Noun
mág
- indefinite accusative singular of mágur
Irish
Etymology
MacBain derives it from a Proto-Celtic *mankā, from *man- (“hand”), and thus cognate with Latin manus (“hand”);[1] however, Proto-Celtic *mankā would give Irish **méag, not mág.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mˠɑːɡ/
Noun
mág f (genitive singular máige, nominative plural mága)
Synonyms
Related terms
- mágach (“having paws; heavy-footed, clumsy”)
- mágaí (“heavy-footed, sluggish, person; creeper, dawdler”)
- mágán (“little paw”)
References
- ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “màg”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN
Further reading
- mág in Foclóir Uí Dhónaill, available online at teanglann.ie
Kaingang
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mʌŋ/, [ᵐbʌɡŋ]
Adjective
mág