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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Noun

Magazin n (genitive Magazins or Magazines, 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
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 uncommon, see notes

Synonyms
  • (ammunition storehouse): Munitionslager
  • (periodical): Zeitschrift

Further reading
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