magida

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μαγίδα (magída), accusative of μαγίς (magís). Doublet of magis, a learned borrowing from the same.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈma.ɡi.da/, [ˈmäɡɪd̪ä]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈma.d͡ʒi.da/, [ˈmäːd͡ʒid̪ä]

Noun

magida

1. kneading trough

Related terms

• magis

Descendants

• French: maie
• Italian: madia
• Portuguese: malga
• Sardinian: màida
• Sicilian: majiḍḍa (from an unattested *magidula)

References

• Ernout, Alfred, Meillet, Antoine (1985) “magida”, in Dictionnaire étymologique de la langue latine: histoire des mots (in French), 4th edition, with additions and corrections of Jacques André, Paris: Klincksieck, published 2001, page 377