Magen

See also: magen, magĕṅ, mågen, and Mägen

German

Etymology

From Old High German mago, from Proto-Germanic *magô. Compare Low German mage, Dutch maag, English maw, Swedish mage, Icelandic magi.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

Magen m (genitive Magens, plural Mägen or Magen)

stomach, maw

Usage notes

The normal plural is Mägen.
The unchanged plural Magen is found in older texts, but is now obsolete.

Declension

Declension of Magen

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Magen	die	Mägen
genitive	eines	des	Magens	der	Mägen
dative	einem	dem	Magen	den	Mägen
accusative	einen	den	Magen	die	Mägen

Derived terms

See also

Bauch

Further reading

Magen in Duden online

German Low German

Noun

Magen

plural of Maag

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