Adjective: mager
Indefinite Forms
| masc. & fem. | magere |
| neuter | mager |
Comparison Forms
| Positive | magere |
| Comparative | magerdere |
| Superlative | magerste |
Sample Sentences
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Zo'n mager loon betekent magere melk en mager vertier! (Such meager wages mean skimmed milk and poor entertainment!)
Adjectives inflected like mager
somber,
sikker,
ontembaar,
inflatoir,
deflatoir,
culinair,
zuiver,
afzienbaar,
autoritair,
snugger,
diëtair,
bijzonder,
onbeheersbaar,
arbitrair,
sjikker,
pienter,
piender,
regulier,
modulair,
impopulair, etc. (List truncated at 20 adjectives)
Etymology
From Middle Dutch mager, from Old Dutch *magar, from Proto-Germanic *magraz, from Proto-Indo-European *mh₂ḱrós. Cognate with German, Danish, and Swedish mager, etc., and with Latin macer, Italian magro and English meager through Indo-European.
Verbs referencing "mager"
German Adjectives
mager, English Adjectives
meager, English Adjectives
meagre.
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