Wiktionary

magasin

See also: magasîn

Cebuano

edit

Etymology

edit

From English magazine, borrowed from Middle French magasin (“warehouse, store”), from Italian magazzino (“storehouse”), ultimately from Arabic مَخَازِن pl (maḵāzin), plural of مَخْزَن (maḵzan, “storeroom, storehouse”), noun of place from خَزَنَ (ḵazana, “to store, to stock, to lay up”).

Pronunciation

edit
  • Hyphenation: ma‧ga‧sin

Noun

edit

magasin

  1. a periodical publication, generally consisting of sheets of paper folded in half and stapled at fold
  2. a chamber in a firearm enabling multiple rounds of ammunition to be fed into the firearm
  3. a reservoir or supply chamber for a stove, battery, camera, typesetting machine, or other apparatus

Quotations

edit

For quotations using this term, see Citations:magasin.

Danish

edit
 
Danish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia da

Etymology

edit

Borrowed from French magasin.

Pronunciation

edit
  • IPA(key): /maɡasiːn/, [mɑɡ̊aˈsiːˀn]

Noun

edit

magasin n (singular definite magasinet, plural indefinite magasiner)

  1. store, storehouse, warehouse
  2. department store
  3. magazine (periodical, ammunition clip)

Inflection

edit
Declension of magasin
neuter
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative magasin magasinet magasiner magasinerne
genitive magasins magasinets magasiners magasinernes

Synonyms

edit

French

edit

Etymology

edit

Inherited from Old French maguesin, from Arabic مَخَازِن (maḵāzin), plural of مَخْزَن (maḵzan, “storeroom, storehouse”), from خَزَنَ (ḵazana, “to store, to stock, to lay up”). Doublet of magazine.

Pronunciation

edit
  • IPA(key): /ma.ɡa.zɛ̃/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

edit

magasin m (plural magasins)

  1. shop, store
    Near-synonym: boutique
  2. warehouse, storehouse
  3. magazine (repository of armaments)
  4. magazine (part of a weapon)
    Synonym: chargeur
  5. (Louisiana) barn
    Synonym: grange

Derived terms

edit
edit

Descendants

edit

Further reading

edit

Anagrams

edit

Indonesian

edit
 
Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia id

Etymology

edit

From Dutch magazijn, from French magasin, from Arabic مَخَازِن (maḵāzin, “storerooms, storehouses”).

Pronunciation

edit
  • IPA(key): [maˈɡasɪn]
  • Hyphenation: ma‧ga‧sin

Noun

edit

magasin (plural magasin-magasin, first-person possessive magasinku, second-person possessive magasinmu, third-person possessive magasinnya)

  1. magazine:
    1. an ammunition storehouse.
    2. a chamber in a firearm enabling multiple rounds of ammunition to be fed into the firearm.

Further reading

edit

Norwegian Bokmål

edit
 
Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia no

Etymology

edit

From Arabic مَخْزَن (maḵzan, “storehouse”), via French magasin and Italian magazzino.

Noun

edit

magasin n (definite singular magasinet, indefinite plural magasin or magasiner, definite plural magasina or magasinene)

  1. a magazine (periodical; on a weapon)
  2. a reservoir (for water)
  3. a department store
  4. a storehouse or warehouse

Synonyms

edit

References

edit

Norwegian Nynorsk

edit

Etymology

edit

From Arabic مَخْزَن (maḵzan, “storehouse”), via French magasin and Italian magazzino.

Noun

edit

magasin n (definite singular magasinet, indefinite plural magasin, definite plural magasina)

  1. a magazine (periodical; on a weapon)
  2. a reservoir (for water)
  3. a department store
  4. a storehouse or warehouse

Synonyms

edit

References

edit
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=magasin&oldid=79827964"