mág
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See also: Appendix:Variations of "mag"
Czech
Etymology
Derived from Latin magi, nominative plural of magus.
Pronunciation
Noun
mág m anim (female equivalent mážka)
- (literary) magician, wizard, sorcerer, mage
- wizard (one who is especially skilled or unusually talented in a particular field)
Declension
Related terms
See also
Further reading
- “mág”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
- “mág”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “mág”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)
Icelandic
Noun
mág
Irish
Etymology
MacBain derives it from a Proto-Celtic *mankā, from *man- (“hand”), and thus cognate with Latin manus (“hand”);[1] however, Proto-Celtic *mankā would give Irish **méag, not mág.
Pronunciation
Noun
mág f (genitive singular máige, nominative plural mága)
Synonyms
Related terms
- mágach (“having paws; heavy-footed, clumsy”)
- mágaí (“heavy-footed, sluggish, person; creeper, dawdler”)
- mágán (“little paw”)
References
- ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “màg”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language, Stirling, →ISBN
Further reading
- mág in Foclóir Uí Dhónaill, available online at teanglann.ie
Kaingang
Pronunciation
Adjective
mág