Magen

See also: magen, magĕṅ, mågen, and Mägen

German

Alternative forms

• Mage

Etymology

From Middle High German mage, from Old High German mago, from Proto-Germanic *magô. Compare German Low German Mage, Maag, Dutch Low Saxon mage, Dutch maag, English maw, Swedish mage, Icelandic magi.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaːɡən/, [ˈmaːɡən], [ˈmaːɡŋ̩]

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• Rhymes: -aːɡn̩
• Hyphenation: Ma‧gen

Noun

Magen m (genitive Magens, plural Mägen or Magen)

1. stomach, maw

Usage notes

• Today’s plural is Mägen.
• Now uncommon in texts is the inherited weak declension with Magen in the plural and Mage in the nominative singular, see it under the alternative form.

Derived terms

• Blättermagen
• Labmagen
• Magenbeschwerde
• Magenkrankheit
• Magenentzündung
• Mageninhalt
• Magenkrebs
• Magensaft
• Magensäure
• Magenschmerz
• Magensonde
• Netzmagen
• sich den Magen verderben
• Saumagen

See also

• Bauch

Further reading

• “Magen” in Duden online

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German Low German

Noun

Magen

1. plural of Maag or Mage