Magen

See also: magen, magĕṅ, mågen, and Mägen

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German mage, from Old High German mago, from Proto-Germanic *magô. Compare German Low German Mage, Maag, Dutch Low Saxon mage, Dutch maag, English maw, Swedish mage, Icelandic magi.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmaːɡən/, [ˈmaːɡən], [ˈmaːɡŋ̩]
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  • Rhymes: -aːɡn̩
  • Hyphenation: Ma‧gen

Noun

Magen m (genitive Magens, plural Mägen or Magen)

  1. stomach, maw

Usage notes
  • Today’s plural is Mägen.
  • Now uncommon in texts is the inherited weak declension with Magen in the plural and Mage in the nominative singular, see it under the alternative form.

Declension
Declension of Magen
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Magen die Mägen
genitive eines des Magens der Mägen
dative einem dem Magen den Mägen
accusative einen den Magen die Mägen

Derived terms

See also

Further reading

German Low German

Noun

Magen

  1. plural of Maag or Mage
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