Feminine
Magd
Meaning
- (feminine) maid; female servant, especially on a farm
- (dated, feminine) virgin
- (archaic, feminine) girl, young woman
Concepts
servant girl
maid servant
young girl
lowly maidservant
domestic animal
Synonyms
Dienstbotin
Dienstmagd
junges Mädchen
Schulmädchen
Onabe
Hausgehilfin
Translations
Frequency
Dialects
Basel-Landschaft
bonne
Basel-Landschaft
dienschtbolze
Basel-Landschaft
dienschtmaitli
Basel-Landschaft
magd
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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