A man with the ability to cast spells and use magic (for good or evil!), wizards are often portrayed as elderly, bearded and with brightly coloured robes and pointy hats – indeed, they’re staple of many fantasy stories and games around the world.
Stories of wizards have been around for centuries: from folklore like England’s Merlin to the likes of Gandalf and Saruman in the of The Lord of the Rings, to even more recent characters like Harry Potter and the students of Hogwarts – proving that wizards are still as popular as they’ve always been!
Here’s how to say wizard in the 50 languages of Europe in a Day! Don’t forget to check out the words for witch too!
- Albanian – Magjistar
- Arabic – ساحر (Sahir)
- Armenian – Հրաշագործ (Hrashagorts)
- Azerbaijani – Sehrbaz
- Basque – Morroia
- Belarusian – Чараўнік (Charownik)
- Bulgarian – Магьосник (Mag’osnik)
- Catalan – Mag
- Croatian – Čarobnjak
- Czech – Kouzelník
- Danish – Troldmand
- Dutch – Tovenaar
- Estonian – Võlur
- Faroese – Gandakallur
- Finnish – Velho
- French – Sorcier
- Georgian – ჯადოქარი (Jadokari)
- German – Zauberer
- Greek – Μάγος (Mágos)
- Greenlandic – Angakkoq
- Hungarian – Varázsló
- Icelandic – Galdramaður
- Irish Gaelic – Draoi
- Italian – Mago
- Jèrriais – Chorchi
- Latin – Magus
- Latvian – Burvis
- Lithuanian – Burtininkas
- Low German – Töverer
- Luxembourgish – Zauberer
- Macedonian – Волшебник (Volšebnik)
- Maltese – Saħħar
- Manx – Fer obbee
- Monégasque – Stregun
- Northern Sami – Noaidi
- Norwegian – Trollman
- Polish – Czarodziej
- Portuguese – Bruxo
- Romanian – Vrăjitor
- Russian – Волшебник (Volshyebnik)
- Scots Gaelic – Draoidh
- Serbian – Чаробњак (Čarobnjak)
- Slovak – Čarodejník
- Slovene – Čarovnik
- Spanish – Mago
- Swedish – Trollkarl
- Swiss German –
- Turkish – Büyücü
- Ukrainian – Чарівник (Charivnik)
- Welsh – Dewin
- Northern Sami – Noaidi is ‘shaman’
Author: James Scanlan
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