mager

Betekenis (Engels)

1. lean, (nearly) without fat
2. meager, skinny, thin
3. poor, pitiful, skim
4. low-fat
5. infertile (said of soil); weak

Sinonieme

schraal

dun

schriel

sprietig

spichtig

karig

luchtig

schaars

armzalig

schamel

tenger

smal

uitgemergeld

slank

uitgehongerd

ziekelijk

pover

arm

Vertalings

mager

maigre

meager

lean

magro

magro

thin

mince

meagre

skinny

delgado

dünn

skimpy

hager

gaunt

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈmaː.ɣər/

Etimologie (Engels)

Geërf van Middle Dutch: mager

Geërf van Old Dutch: *magar

In summary

From Middle Dutch mager, from Old Dutch *magar, from Proto-Germanic *magraz, from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós. Cognate with German, Danish, and Swedish mager, etc., and with Latin macer, Italian magro and English meager through Indo-European.