English

Proper noun

Magi (plurale tantum)

1. (Christian Bible) The wise men that met the baby Jesus at the Epiphany (traditionally considered to be three in number and usually named Melchior, Caspar and Balthazar).
2. (astronomy) The three bright stars that form Orion's Belt.

Translations

English

Noun

magi

1. plural of mage
2. plural of magus

Danish

Noun

magi c (singular definite magien, not used in plural form)

1. magic

Declension

Synonyms

trolddom, trylleri

Related terms

magiker, magisk

Faroese

Etymology

From Old Norse magi, from Proto-Germanic *magô.

Noun

magi m (genitive singular maga, plural magar)

1. stomach

Declension

Gothic

Romanization

magi

1. Romanization of 𐌼𐌰𐌲𐌹

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse magi, from Proto-Germanic *magô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmaːjɪ/

Noun

magi m ‎(genitive singular maga, nominative plural magar)

1. stomach
2. (colloquial) tummy, belly

Declension

Italian

Noun

magi m

1. plural of magio
2. Magi (properly re magi)

Latin

Noun

magī

1. nominative plural of magus
2. genitive singular of magus
3. vocative plural of magus

References

• magi in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• magi in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia
• magi in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• magi in William Smith., editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek

Noun

magi m ‎(definite singular magien)

1. magic

Related terms

• magisk

References

• “magi” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek

Noun

magi m ‎(definite singular magien)

1. magic

Related terms

• magisk

References

• “magi” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *magô. Compare Old English and Old Frisian maga, Old Saxon and Old High German mago.

Noun

magi m

1. stomach

Descendants

References

• magi in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• magi in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia
• magi in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• magi in William Smith., editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly

Romanian

Noun

magi m pl

1. plural of mag