margen

See also: Margen, marğen, and märgen

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

margen m

1. definite singular of marg

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

margen m

1. definite singular of marg

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish margen, marjen, margines, this form probably borrowed from Latin marginem. The form marcen (“strip of terrain in a field marked before sowing”) was likely inherited, however.^[1]

Noun

margen m (plural márgenes)

1. margin, edge
2. leeway

Noun

margen f (plural márgenes)

1. river bank

   Synonyms: ribera, orilla

Derived terms

• al margen
• margen de beneficios
• marginación

 

Related terms

• marginal
• marginar

 

References

1. Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critic Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Gredos

Further reading

• “margen”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Anagrams

• Germán