magasin

Etymology

Borrowed from French magasin.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

magasin n (singular definite magasinet, plural indefinite magasiner)

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

Etymology

Old French maguesin, From Arabic مَخَازِن‎ (maḵāzin, “storerooms, storehouses”), plural of مَخْزَن‎ (maḵzan, “storeroom", "storehouse”), from خَزَنَ‎ (ḵazana, “to store, to stock, to lay up”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.ɡa.zɛ̃/

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Noun

magasin m (plural magasins)

1. shop, store
2. magazine (repository of armaments, or part of a weapon)
3. (Louisiana) barn

Further reading

• “magasin” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• magnais

Etymology

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

Noun

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

References

• “magasin” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Etymology

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

Noun

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

References

• “magasin” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.