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mager.

lean (low in fat. Food etc.)

5 characters2 syllables approx.Dansk language

Meaning & usage

adj[ˈmæˀjɐ][ˈmæˀɐ][ˈmɑwˀɐ]

  1. lean (low in fat. Food etc.)

  2. thin, spare, skinny, scrawny

  3. poor, meagre

Where this word comes from

From Old Danish maghær, from Old Norse magr (“thin, meager”), from Proto-Germanic *magraz, from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós. Compare Ancient Greek μακρός (makrós)

noun[ˈmæˀjɐ][ˈmæˀɐ][ˈmæˀɡ̊ɐ]

  1. mage, wizard

    common-gender · rare
Where this word comes from

Via German Magier, from Latin magus and Ancient Greek μάγος (mágos), ultimately from Old Persian 𐎶𐎦𐏁 (m-gu-š /⁠maguš⁠/). See also magi

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