Danish

Noun

magasin n (singular definite magasinet, plural indefinite magasiner)

1. store, storehouse, warehouse
2. department store
3. magazine (periodical, ammunition clip)

Inflection

Synonyms

• (storehouse): lager, depot
• (department store): stormagasin
• (magazine, periodical): blad

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.ɡa.zɛ̃/

Etymology

From Arabic مَخَازِن ‎(maḵāzin, “storerooms, storehouses”), plural of مَخْزَن ‎(maḵzan, “storeroom", "storehouse”), from خَزَنَ ‎(ḵazana, “to store, to stock, to lay up”). Attested in Old French (1389) as maguesin.

Noun

magasin m ‎(plural magasins)

1. shop, store
2. magazine (repository of armaments, or part of a weapon)

Synonyms

• chargeur (part of a weapon)

Related terms

• magasiner
• magasinage
• magasinier

Anagrams

• magnais

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Arabic makhzan (storehouse), via French magasin and Italian magazzino.

Noun

magasin n ‎(definite singular magasinet, indefinite plural magasin or magasiner, definite plural magasina or magasinene)

1. a magazine (periodical; on a weapon)
2. a reservoir (for water)
3. a department store
4. a storehouse or warehouse

Synonyms

• tidsskrift (periodical)

References

• “magasin” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Arabic makhzan (storehouse), via French magasin and Italian magazzino.

Noun

magasin n ‎(definite singular magasinet, indefinite plural magasin, definite plural magasina)

1. a magazine (periodical; on a weapon)
2. a reservoir (for water)
3. a department store
4. a storehouse or warehouse

Synonyms

• tidsskrift (periodical)

References

• “magasin” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.