magie

See also: Magie, magiê, and magię

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑː.χi/

Etymology 1

Noun

magie (plural magies)

  1. diminutive of maag

Etymology 2

From Dutch magie, from French magie, from Middle French magie, from Latin magīa, from Ancient Greek μαγεία (mageía). The stress difference with Dutch might be due to English influence (magic) or influence from derived terms such as magies.

Noun

magie (uncountable)

  1. magic, sorcery
    Synonym: toorkuns
Derived terms

Czech

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈmaɡɪjɛ]

Noun

magie f

  1. magic

Declension

Further reading

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from French magie, from Middle French magie, from Latin magīa, from Ancient Greek μαγεία (mageía).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maːˈɣi/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ma‧gie
  • Rhymes: -i

Noun

magie f (uncountable)

  1. magic, sorcery (occult woo, black or white magic, etc.); hence supernatural occurrences or phenonomena
  2. (figuratively) a magical, surprising, fascinating feat
  3. the art of illusionism

Synonyms

  • (supernatural): toverij, toverkracht, toverkunst
  • (illusionism): goochelkunst, illusionisme

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: magie
  • Indonesian: magi

Esperanto

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈɡie/
  • Rhymes: -ie
  • Hyphenation: ma‧gi‧e

Adverb

magie

  1. magically
    • 2003, Edwin Grobe, transl., Tri Noveloj de Usona Verkisto Bret Harte[1]:
      La videbla parto de la pejzaĝo ŝajnis magie ŝanĝita.
      The visible part of the landscape seemed magically changed.

French

Etymology

From Latin magia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ma.ʒi/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

magie f (plural magies)

  1. magic
  2. (figurative) a magical, surprising, fascinating feat
  3. the art illusionism

Synonyms

  • (supernatural) sorcellerie
  • (illusionism) illusionisme n

Derived terms

Descendants

Further reading

Anagrams

Italian

Noun

magie f

  1. plural of magia

Anagrams

Norman

Etymology

From Latin magīa, from Ancient Greek μαγεία (mageía).

Noun

magie f (plural magies)

  1. (Jersey) magic

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French magie.

Noun

magie f (plural magii)

  1. magic

Declension

Declension of magie
singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative magie magia magii magiile
genitive-dative magii magiei magii magiilor
vocative magie, magio magiilor

Vietnamese

Chemical element
Mg
Previous: natri (Na)
Next: nhôm (Al)

Alternative forms

Etymology

Perhaps from French magnésium. This irregular spelling was devised by the Ministry of Education and Formation to conform with the chemical symbol Mg. Some chemistry teachers (and consequently, their students) still prefer the French-derived pronunciation ma-nhê regardless of the spelling.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [maː˧˧ ze˧˧], [maː˧˧ ɲe˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [maː˧˧ jej˧˧], [maː˧˧ ɲej˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [maː˧˧ jej˧˧], [maː˧˧ ɲej˧˧]
  • Phonetic spelling: ma giê, ma nhê

Noun

magie

  1. magnesium