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)

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• Rhymes: -aːkt
• Homophone: Markt (nonstandard)

Noun

Magd f (genitive Magd, plural Mägde, diminutive Mägdlein n or Mägdchen n)

1. maid; female servant, especially on a farm
2. (archaic) girl; virgin; young woman
3. (informal) prostitute

Related terms

• Mädchen
• Maid

Further reading

• “Magd” in Duden online