Swedish noun· top 2,000 most common

en mage

stomach, belly, abdomen/²mɑːɡɛ/

Meaning

stomach; belly; abdomen

In Swedish: organ där man smälter maten

Forms

Forms of mage
Singular, indefiniteen mage
Singular, definitemagen
Plural, indefinitemagar
Plural, definitemagarna

mage is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor mage, den stora magen. Check another noun

Practise mage

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Is it en mage or ett mage?

mage in a sentence

  • lös i magen
    loose bowels, diarrhoea
  • på fastande mage
    on an empty stomach
  • jag har ont i magen
    I have a stomach ache
  • hård i magen
    constipated
  • ligga på magen
    lie on one's stomach
  • ha ont i magen
    have a stomach ache
  • vara hård i magen
    be constipated
  • vara lös i magen
    have loose bowels (diarrhea)

Expressions

  • han hade mage ("han hade fräckheten") att påstå att det var mitt fel
    he had the nerve ("he had the impudence") to say it was my fault

Words built with mage

  • magbesvär stomach trouble
  • magknip the gripes
  • maginfluensa gastric catarrh
  • magplask belly flop

Questions

What does mage mean in English?

mage means “stomach, belly”.

Is it en mage or ett mage?

It is en mage, and “the stomach” is magen.

What is the plural of mage?

The plural of mage is magar, and the definite plural is magarna.

Similar words

buk

Origin

From Old Swedish maghi, from Old Norse magi, from Proto-Germanic *magô, from Proto-Indo-European *mak-, *maks-.

Nearby common words

mage is number 1,255 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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Sources: Folkets lexikon (CC BY-SA 2.5) and Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0), edited by Lingolib. Recording: Wikimedia Commons. Browse the dictionary