magra

See also: Magra

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈma.ɣɾə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈma.ɣɾa]

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 [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025

Swedish

Adjective

magra

1. inflection of mager:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural

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	—	—
present participle		magrande
past participle		magrad

¹ Archaic. ² Dated. See the appendix on Swedish verbs.

Related terms

• avmagra

Anagrams

• gamar, magar