Swedish adjective

mager

bony, skinny

Meaning

bony; skinny

In Swedish: benig

Forms

Forms of mager
Basic form	mager	with en-words
Neuter	magert	with ett-words
Plural and definite	magra	plural nouns, and after den / det / de
Comparative	magrare	“-er”, “more …”
Superlative	magrast	“-est”, “most …”

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What does mager mean?

mager in a sentence

ett magert resultat
a poor result, a meagre outcome
magert kalvkött
lean veal
mager om benen
with skinny legs

Words built with mager

magerlagd inclined to thinness

Questions

What does mager mean in English?

mager means “bony, skinny”.

Similar words

förtorkadtanigspinkigofruktbartunnundernärd

Origin

From Old Swedish magher, from Old Norse magr (“thin, meager”), from Proto-Germanic *magraz, from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós.

Nearby common words

mager is number 6,233 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

6,229radie radius
6,230roder rudder
6,231dussintals dozens, dozen
6,232genialisk synonym of genial
6,234ämnad meant, intended
6,235svalt swallowed, starved
6,236överväldigande overwhelming
6,237störande disturbing

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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