Feminine

Magd

Meaning

  1. (feminine) maid; female servant, especially on a farm
  2. (dated, feminine) virgin
  3. (archaic, feminine) girl, young woman

Frequency

C2
Dialects

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

bonne

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

dienschtbolze

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

dienschtmaitli

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

magd

Basel-Landschaft

Basel-Landschaft

maitli

Data provided by: Deutsch-Schweizerdeutsches Wörterbuch

Pronounced as (IPA)
/maːkt/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German maget, magt, from Old High German magad, from Proto-West Germanic *magaþ, from Proto-Germanic *magaþs, from Proto-Indo-European *mogʰus (“young person”). Near cognates include Dutch meid, maagd, Low German Meid, Maagd, Gothic 𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌰𐌸𐍃 (magaþs) and English maid.

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