magie
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɑː.χi/
Etymology 1
Noun
magie (plural magies)
- 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)
Derived terms
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈmaɡɪjɛ]
Noun
magie f
Declension
Related terms
Further reading
- “magie”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “magie”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “magie”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
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)
- magic, sorcery (occult woo, black or white magic, etc.); hence supernatural occurrences or phenonomena
- (figuratively) a magical, surprising, fascinating feat
- the art of illusionism
Synonyms
- (supernatural): toverij, toverkracht, toverkunst
- (illusionism): goochelkunst, illusionisme
Derived terms
Descendants
Esperanto
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maˈɡie/
- Rhymes: -ie
- Hyphenation: ma‧gi‧e
Adverb
magie
- 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
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma.ʒi/
Audio: (file)
Noun
magie f (plural magies)
- magic
- (figurative) a magical, surprising, fascinating feat
- the art illusionism
Synonyms
- (supernatural) sorcellerie
- (illusionism) illusionisme n
Derived terms
Related terms
Descendants
- → Danish: magi
- → Dutch: magie
- → German: Magie
- → Luxembourgish: Magie
- → Norwegian Bokmål: magi
- → Norwegian Nynorsk: magi
- → Romanian: magie
- → Swedish: magi
Further reading
- “magie”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
Italian
Noun
magie f
- plural of magia
Anagrams
Norman
Etymology
From Latin magīa, from Ancient Greek μαγεία (mageía).
Noun
magie f (plural magies)
Romanian
Etymology
Noun
magie f (plural magii)
Declension
| 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