mager
German, adjective/ˈmaːɡɐ/
mager is spelled M-A-G-E-R (5 letters) and appears 2.4 times per million words in written German, the 21,211th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Mager is a German adjective meaning “lean, without fat (e.g. of meat or dairy)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “dünn, dürr”.
What does mager mean in English?
adjective
- 1
lean, without fat (e.g. of meat or dairy)
- 2
meager, skinny, malnourished (of a person or animal, generally with a negative connotation)
- 3
poor in nutrients or yield in general (e.g. of land)
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. dünn, dürr 2. arm an Fett 3. wenig ertragreich
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of mager
- magerer masculine nominative singular
- magrer masculine nominative rare
- magere feminine nominative singular
- magre feminine nominative rare
- mageres neuter nominative singular
- magres neuter nominative rare
- mageren genitive masculine singular
- magren genitive masculine rare
- magerem dative masculine singular
- magrem dative masculine rare
- am magersten superlative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce mager?
- /ˈmaːɡɐ/
- [ˈmaːɡɐ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to mager
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is mager in German?
mager appears 2.4 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).