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magar

See also: Magar, măgar, and mågar

English

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Noun

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magar (plural magars)

  1. Alternative form of mugger (“type of crocodile”)

Albanian

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Etymology

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Most probably derived from a substrate along with Romanian măgar. Alternatively from *margar, from *margë, from Gothic *𐌼𐌰𐍂𐌷𐍃 (*marhs, “horse”), from Proto-Germanic *marhaz, from Proto-Indo-European *márkos (“horse”), even though the existence of this root is controversial.

Noun

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magar m

  1. donkey

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Asturian

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Conjunction

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magar

  1. since
    Synonym: dende (que)

Derived terms

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Cimbrian

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Etymology

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From Middle High German mager, from Old High German magar.

Adjective

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magar

  1. slim, thin

References

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  • Umberto Patuzzi, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar, Luserna: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Icelandic

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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magar

  1. indefinite nominative plural of magi

Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

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magar m

  1. indefinite plural of mage

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

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magar m

  1. indefinite plural of mage

Old High German

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Etymology

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From Proto-West Germanic *magr, see also Old English mæġer, Old Norse magr.

Adjective

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magar

  1. thin
  2. meager

Descendants

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  • German: mager
  • Yiddish: מאָגער (moger)

Old Norse

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Noun

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magar

  1. indefinite genitive singular of mǫgr

Swedish

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Noun

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magar

  1. indefinite plural of mage

Anagrams

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