mág

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Czech

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Etymology

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Derived from Latin magi, nominative plural of magus.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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mág m anim (female equivalent mážka)

  1. (literary) magician, wizard, sorcerer, mage
  2. wizard (one who is especially skilled or unusually talented in a particular field)

Declension

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See also

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Further reading

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  • 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

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Noun

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mág

  1. indefinite accusative singular of mágur

Irish

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Etymology

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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

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Noun

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mág f (genitive singular máige, nominative plural mága)

  1. paw

Synonyms

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  • mágach (having paws; heavy-footed, clumsy)
  • mágaí (heavy-footed, sluggish, person; creeper, dawdler)
  • mágán (little paw)

References

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  1. ^ MacBain, Alexander, Mackay, Eneas (1911) “màg”, in An Etymological Dictionary of the Gaelic Language[1], Stirling, →ISBN

Further reading

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Kaingang

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /mʌŋ/, [ᵐbʌɡŋ]

Adjective

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mág

  1. big