Magen

See also: magen, magĕṅ, mågen, and Mägen

German

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle High German mage, from Old High German mago, from Proto-West Germanic *magō (“stomach”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmaːɡən/, [ˈmaːɡən], [ˈmaːɡŋ̩]
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  • Rhymes: -aːɡn̩
  • Hyphenation: Ma‧gen

Noun

Magen m (strong, genitive Magens, plural Mägen or (now rare) Magen)

  1. stomach, maw
    Hyponyms: Blättermagen, Labmagen, Saumagen, Netzmagen

Declension
Declension of Magen [masculine, strong]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Magen die Mägen, Magen1
genitive eines des Magens der Mägen, Magen1
dative einem dem Magen den Mägen, Magen1
accusative einen den Magen die Mägen, Magen1

1Now rare.

Derived terms

See also

Further reading
  • “Magen” in Duden online
  • “Magen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

German Low German

Noun

Magen

  1. plural of Maag or Mage
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