magra

See also: Magra

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /ˈma.ɡɾə/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈma.ɡɾa/

Adjective

magra

1. feminine singular of magre

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from English meager, French maigre, German mager, Italian magro, Spanish magro. Decision no. 82, Progreso III.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaɡra/

Adjective

magra

1. lean, meager, lank, spare

   Antonym: grasa

2. (of things) poor, sorry, scant, meager

Derived terms

• magracha (“emaciated”)
• magrajo (“the lean (of meat)”)
• magrega (“emaciated”)
• magreskar (“to become lean”)
• magreso (“meagerness”)
• magrigar (“to make lean”)
• magro (“a lean person”)

 

References

• Progreso II (in Ido), 1909–1910, page 734
• Progreso III (in Ido), 1910–1911, page 386

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈma.ɡra/
• Rhymes: -aɡra
• Hyphenation: mà‧gra

Adjective

magra f sg

1. feminine singular of magro

Noun

magra f (plural magre)

1. low water (in a river)
2. scarcity (of money, etc.)

Anagrams

• grama

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈma.ɡɾɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈma.ɡɾɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈma.ɡɾa/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈma.ɡɾɐ/ [ˈma.ɣɾɐ]

• Hyphenation: ma‧gra
• Rhymes: -aɡɾɐ

Adjective

magra f sg

1. feminine singular of magro

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaɡɾa/ [ˈma.ɣ̞ɾa]
• Rhymes: -aɡɾa
• Syllabification: ma‧gra

Noun

magra f (plural magras)

1. rasher

Adjective

magra f sg

1. feminine singular of magro

Further reading

• “magro”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Swedish

Adjective

magra

1. absolute singular definite and plural form of mager.

Verb

magra (present magrar, preterite magrade, supine magrat, imperative magra)

1. to lose weight, to become thin

Conjugation

Conjugation of magra (weak)

	Active		Passive
Infinitive	magra		—
Supine	magrat		—
Imperative	magra		—
Imper. plural1	magren		—
	Present	Past	Present	Past
Indicative	magrar	magrade	—	—
Ind. plural1	magra	magrade	—	—
Subjunctive2	magre	magrade	—	—
	Participles
Present participle	magrande
Past participle	magrad
1 Archaic. 2 Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• avmagra

Anagrams

• gamar, magar