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English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /mæd͡ʒaɪ/, /ˈmeɪd͡ʒaɪ/, /ˈmeɪɡaɪ/
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  • Rhymes: -eɪdʒaɪ, -eɪɡaɪ

Noun

magi

  1. plural of mage
    Synonym: mages
  2. plural of magus
    Synonym: (rare) maguses

Anagrams

Danish

Noun

magi c (singular definite magien, not used in plural form)

  1. magic

Declension

Synonyms

trolddom, trylleri

Related terms

magiker, magisk

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse magi, from Proto-Germanic *magô.

Pronunciation

Noun

magi m (genitive singular maga, plural magar)

  1. stomach

Declension

Declension of magi
m1 singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative magi magin magar magarnir
accusative maga magan magar magarnar
dative maga maganum magum magunum
genitive maga magans maga maganna

Gothic

Romanization

magi

  1. Romanization of 𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌹

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse magi, from Proto-Germanic *magô.

Pronunciation

Noun

magi m (genitive singular maga, nominative plural magar)

  1. stomach
  2. (colloquial) tummy, belly

Declension

Indonesian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key):
  • Hyphenation: ma‧gi

Etymology 1

From Dutch magie, from French magie, from Middle French magie, from Latin magīa, from Ancient Greek μαγεία (mageía).

Noun

magi (plural magi-magi, first-person possessive magiku, second-person possessive magimu, third-person possessive maginya)

  1. magic: the application of rituals or actions, especially those based on occult knowledge, to subdue or manipulate natural or supernatural beings and forces in order to have some benefit from them.
    Synonyms: kekuatan ajaib, sihir, tuah
  2. magus: a Zoroastrian priest.
Related terms

Compounds

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Madurese

Noun

magi (plural magi-magi, first-person possessive magiku, second-person possessive magimu, third-person possessive maginya)

  1. old tamarind fruit seeds

Further reading

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈma.d͡ʒi/
  • Rhymes: -adʒi
  • Hyphenation: mà‧gi

Noun

magi m

  1. plural of magio
  2. Magi (properly re magi)

Latin

Noun

magī

  1. inflection of magus:
    1. nominative/vocative plural
    2. genitive singular

References

  • magi”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • magi”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia
  • magi”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • magi”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μαγεία (mageía), from μάγος (mágos).

Noun

magi m (definite singular magien)

  1. magic

Derived terms

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References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nn

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μαγεία (mageía), from μάγος (mágos).

Noun

magi m (definite singular magien)

  1. magic

Derived terms

Related terms

References

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *magô. Compare Old English and Old Frisian maga, Old Saxon and Old High German mago.

Noun

magi m (genitive maga)

  1. stomach

Declension

Descendants

  • Icelandic: magi
  • Faroese: magi
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: mage; (dialectal) magi, maga, mågå
    • Norwegian Bokmål: mage
  • Jamtish: maga
  • Elfdalian: magi
  • Old Swedish: maghi
  • Old Danish: maghæ
  • Gutnish: mage
  • Scanian: mawe

References

  • magi”, in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • magi”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia
  • magi”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898), Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • magi”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

Romanian

Noun

magi m pl

  1. plural of mag

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin magia, derived from Ancient Greek μαγεία (mageía). First attested in 1674.

Pronunciation

Noun

magi c

  1. magic
    Synonyms: trollkonst, trolldom
    • 1939, Elin Wägner, “Småländsk magi”, in Tusen år i Småland, page 136:
      [Hyltén-Cavallius] exempelsamling stämmer mera med den uppfattningen att all magi är både svart och vit.
      sample collection is more consistent with the view that all magic is both black and white.

Declension

Declension of magi 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative magi magin magier magierna
Genitive magis magins magiers magiernas

Derived terms

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References

Yoruba

Magí.

Alternative forms

Etymology

From English Maggi, which was genericized from the name of the company and product, named after Swiss entrepreneur Julius Maggi.

Pronunciation

Noun

magí

  1. (genericized trademark) bouillon cube; stock cube (regardless of brand)
    • 2014-7-12, @bodex4mama, Twitter :https://twitter.com/bodex4mama/status/488057808089534464
      sugbon ao le se'be ka ma fi magi si lode oni. Bi a ba tie fi iru si, ao tun fi magi die si tori oun na ni awon eroja asara loore (ṣùgbọ́n a ò lè sebẹ̀ ká má fi magí sí lóde òní. Bí a bá tiẹ̀ fi irú sí, a ó tún fi magí díẹ̀ sí torí òun náà ní àwọn èròjà aṣaralóore)
      But we can't cook stew without adding stock cubes nowadays. Even if we use iru , we'll still add some of stock cubes because it has nutrients too.