mago

See also: Mago

Cebuano

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ma‧go

Etymology 1

From Spanish mago, from Latin magus, from Ancient Greek μάγος (mágos).

Noun

mago

  1. the Magi; the wise men that met and gave gifts to the baby Jesus at the Epiphany (traditionally considered to be three in number and sometimes named Melchior, Caspar and Balthazar, but in fact unknown in number)

Etymology 2

Compare mawmag

Noun

mago

  1. the Philippine tarsier (Carlito syrichta)

Hausa

Noun

mago m (possessed form magon)

  1. Cream-colored horse.

Italian

Etymology

From Latin magus, from Ancient Greek μάγος (mágos).

Noun

mago m (plural maghi)

  1. magician, wizard
  2. fortuneteller
  3. conjurer, juggler

Adjective

mago (feminine singular maga, masculine plural maghi, feminine plural maghe)

  1. magic

Japanese

Romanization

mago

  1. Rōmaji transcription of まご

Latin

Noun

magō

  1. dative singular of magus
  2. ablative singular of magus

References

  • mago in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
  • mago in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • mago in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
  • mago in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

Old English

Noun

mago m

  1. Alternative form of magu

Old High German

Alternative forms

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *magô, whence also Old Saxon mago, Old English maga, Old Norse magi.

Noun

mago m

  1. stomach
Descendants

Etymology 2

Noun

mago m

  1. poppy

Portuguese

magos

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Portuguese mago, from Latin magus, from Ancient Greek μάγος (mágos), from Old Iranian.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈma.ɣu/
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈma.ɡu/
  • Hyphenation: ma‧go

Adjective

mago m (feminine singular maga, masculine plural magos, feminine plural magas, comparable)

  1. enchanting

Noun

mago m (plural magos)

  1. (Christianity, usually capitalized) Magi
  2. magician, sorcerer
  3. magus

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin magus[1], from Ancient Greek μάγος (mágos). Cf. also mego.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈmaɡo/, [ˈmaɣo]

Adjective

mago (feminine singular maga, masculine plural magos, feminine plural magas)

  1. magician (attributive)

Noun

mago m (plural magos)

  1. magician, sorcerer
  2. Magi

References

Further reading

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