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Galician
Pronunciation
Noun
magán m (plural magáns)
- rogue, rascal, scoundrel, naughty boy
References
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “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
- superessive singular of maga (in either sense, “oneself” or “[formal] you”)
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Lexicalization of the above.
Adverb
magán (not comparable)
- (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)
- (archaic) one’s own, private
- Synonyms: saját, privát
- (archaic) separate, single
- Synonyms: egyedüli, különálló
Derived terms
See at magán-.
Prefix
magán
- Superseded spelling of magán- (“private”).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