Magazin

See also: magazin

German

Etymology

From Italian magazzino (“warehouse”), from Arabic مَخْزَن‎ (maḵzan, “warehouse”) and its plural مَخازِن‎ (maḵāzin). The military senses are from French magasin, the sense “periodical” from English magazine, both from the same Italian and Arabic sources.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /maɡaˈtsiːn/
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Hyphenation: Ma‧ga‧zin

Noun

Magazin n (strong, genitive Magazines or Magazins, plural Magazine)

magazine (periodical)
warehouse
storage (especially in a library or museum)
magazine (ammunition storehouse)
magazine (weapon’s ammunition holder)

Declension

Declension of Magazin [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Magazin	die	Magazine
genitive	eines	des	Magazines, Magazins	der	Magazine
dative	einem	dem	Magazin, Magazine¹	den	Magazinen
accusative	ein	das	Magazin	die	Magazine

¹Now uncommon, see notes.

Synonyms

(ammunition storehouse):: Munitionslager
(periodical):: Zeitschrift

Hyponyms

Hochglanzmagazin, Russenmagazin, Werbemagazin, Wissenschaftsmagazin

Descendants

→ Bulgarian: магазин (magazin)
→ Hungarian: magazin
→ Macedonian: магацин (magacin)
→ Polish: magazyn
→ Russian: магазин (magazin) (see there for further descendants)
→ Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: магацин

Latin: magacin
→ Ukrainian: магазин (mahazyn)

Further reading

“Magazin” in Duden online
“Magazin” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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