Magazin
See also: magazin
German
Etymology
From Italian magazzino (“warehouse”), from Arabic مَخْزَن (maḵzan, “warehouse”) and its plural مَخازِن (maḵāzin). The military senses are from French magasin, the sense “periodical” from English magazine, both from the same Italian and Arabic sources.
Pronunciation
Noun
Magazin n (genitive Magazins or Magazines, plural Magazine)
- magazine (periodical)
- warehouse
- storage (especially in a library or museum)
- magazine (ammunition storehouse)
- magazine (weapon’s ammunition holder)
Declension
Synonyms
- (ammunition storehouse):: Munitionslager
- (periodical):: Zeitschrift
Descendants
Further reading
- “Magazin” in Duden online