magán

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Galician

Pronunciation

Noun

magán m (plural magáns)

  1. rogue, rascal, scoundrel, naughty boy

References

  1. Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (20062013), “magán”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

Hungarian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

maga (oneself; you) +‎ -n (on, superessive suffix)

Pronoun

magán

  1. superessive singular of maga (in either sense, “oneself” or “[formal] you”)
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Lexicalization of the above.

Adverb

magán (not comparable)

  1. (archaic) separately, alone, on one’s own
    Synonyms: egyedül, magában, külön
Derived terms

See also the terms at magán-.

Adjective

magán (comparative magánabb, superlative legmagánabb)

  1. (archaic) one’s own, private
    Synonyms: saját, privát
  2. (archaic) separate, single
    Synonyms: egyedüli, különálló
Derived terms

See at magán-.

Prefix

magán

  1. Superseded spelling of magán- (private).

Further reading

  • magán in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN