Magd
German
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German magad from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *magaþs, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *magh(u)- (“young person”). Near cognates include Dutch meid, maagd and Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌸𐍃 (magaþs) and English maid.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maːkt/ (standard)
- IPA(key): /maːxt/ (northern and central Germany; chiefly colloquial)
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -aːkt
- Homophone: Markt (nonstandard)
Noun
Magd f (genitive Magd, plural Mägde, diminutive Mägdlein n or Mägdchen n)
- maid; female servant, especially on a farm
- (archaic) girl; virgin; young woman
- (informal) prostitute
Declension
Related terms
Further reading
- “Magd” in Duden online
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