Magazins

Magazins is a grammatical form found in German and is best understood as the genitive singular of the noun Magazin. In German, Magazin has two primary meanings: a periodical publication (a magazine) and a storage facility or repository (a storehouse or depot). The word itself comes from the historical sense of a store or repository, which in turn influenced the English term magazine as well as related senses in other languages.

In everyday use, Magazins appears only as part of the genitive singular construction, typically with the definite article des. For example, die Seiten des Magazins means the pages of the magazine, and der Inhalt des Magazins refers to the contents of the magazine. It is not used as a standalone plural form. The standard plural for more than one magazine in German is Magazine, not Magazins.

Across languages, the concept corresponds to two related ideas: a periodical publication and a physical storage space. The German Magazin used for publications is cognate with the English magazine, both tracing back to a term meaning storehouse or warehouse in earlier European languages. When discussing multiple magazines in German, writers generally use Magazine or, in some contexts, replaceable synonyms depending on register and regional usage.

Summary: Magazins is the genitive singular form of Magazin and occurs in phrases like des Magazins. It is not the plural form for multiple magazines, which in German is Magazine.