magar

See also: Magar, măgar, and mågar

English

Noun

magar (plural magars)

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

Albanian

Etymology

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

magar m

1. (regional) donkey

Synonyms

• gomar
• magjar

Related terms

• gare

Asturian

Conjunction

magar

1. since

   Synonym: dende (que)

Derived terms

• de magar
• en magar
• magar que

Cimbrian

Etymology

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

Adjective

magar

1. slim, thin

References

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

Icelandic

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -aːɣar

Noun

magar

1. indefinite nominative plural of magi

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

magar m

1. indefinite plural of mage

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

magar m

1. indefinite plural of mage

Old High German

Etymology

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

Adjective

magar

1. thin
2. meager

Descendants

• German: mager
• Yiddish: מאָגער (moger)

Old Norse

Noun

magar

1. indefinite genitive singular of mǫgr

Swedish

Noun

magar

1. indefinite plural of mage

Anagrams

• gamar, magra