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Afrikaans
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Noun
magie (plural magies)
- Diminutive of maag
Etymology 2
From Dutch magie, from French magie, from Middle French magie, from Latin magīa, from Ancient Greek μαγεία (mageía). The stress difference with Dutch might be due to English influence (magic) or influence from derived terms such as magies.
Noun
magie (uncountable)
- magic, sorcery
- Synonym: toorkuns
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Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
magie f
- magic
Declension
Declension of magie (soft feminine)
Related terms
Further reading
- magie in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
- magie in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
- magie in Internetová jazyková příručka
Dutch
Etymology
Borrowed from French magie, from Middle French magie, from Latin magīa, from Ancient Greek μαγεία (mageía).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maːˈɣi/
- Hyphenation: ma‧gie
- Rhymes: -i
Noun
magie f (uncountable)
- magic, sorcery (occult woo, black or white magic, etc.); hence supernatural occurrences or phenonomena.
- (figuratively) A magical, surprising, fascinating feat.
- The art of illusionism.
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Esperanto
Adverb
magie
- magically
2003, Edwin Grobe, transl., Tri Noveloj de Usona Verkisto Bret Harte:La videbla parto de la pejzaĝo ŝajnis magie ŝanĝita.- The visible part of the landscape seemed magically changed.
French
Etymology
From Latin magia.
Pronunciation
Noun
magie f (plural magies)
- magic
- (figurative) a magical, surprising, fascinating feat
- the art illusionism
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Descendants
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Anagrams
Italian
Noun
magie f
- plural of magia
Anagrams
Norman
Etymology
From Latin magīa, from Ancient Greek μαγεία (mageía).
Noun
magie f (plural magies)
- (Jersey) magic
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French magie.
Noun
magie f (plural magii)
- magic
Declension
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Perhaps from French magnésium. This irregular spelling was devised by the Ministry of Education and Formation to conform with the chemical symbol Mg. Some chemistry teachers (and consequently, their students) still prefer the French-derived pronunciation ma-nhê regardless of the spelling.
Pronunciation
Noun
magie
- magnesium