magnes

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See also: magnés and mágnes

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Middle English magnes, from Latin magnēs. Doublet of magnet.

Noun[edit]

magnes

  1. Obsolete form of magnet.

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French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

magnes

  1. second-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of magner

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Latin[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Ancient Greek μαγνήτης λίθος (magnḗtēs líthos, Magnesian stone), after Lydian city Magnesia ad Sipylum (modern-day Manisa, Turkey), named after the Greek region of Μαγνησία (Magnēsía), whence came the colonist who founded it. In ancient times the city was a primary source of mysterious stones that could attract or repel each other, which were eventually named after it. Related to magnēsius (Magnesian) and New Latin magnēsium (magnesium).

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

magnēs f (genitive magnētis); third declension

  1. magnet, lodestone

Declension[edit]

Third-declension noun.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative magnēs magnētēs
Genitive magnētis magnētum
Dative magnētī magnētibus
Accusative magnēta
magnētem
magnētēs
Ablative magnēte magnētibus
Vocative magnēs magnētēs

Descendants[edit]

Unsorted descendants:

Adjective[edit]

magnēs (genitive magnētis); third-declension one-termination adjective

  1. magnetic

Declension[edit]

Third-declension one-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative magnēs magnētēs magnētia
Genitive magnētis magnētium
Dative magnētī magnētibus
Accusative magnētem magnēs magnētēs magnētia
Ablative magnētī magnētibus
Vocative magnēs magnētēs magnētia

References[edit]

  • magnes”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • magnes”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • magnes in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • magnes”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia[1]
  • magnes”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • magnes”, in William Smith, editor (1848) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray

Middle English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Learned borrowing from Latin magnēs, from Ancient Greek μαγνήτης λίθος (magnḗtēs líthos, Magnesian stone). Doublet of magnete.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /ˈmaɡnɛs/, /ˈmaɡnɛːs/

Noun[edit]

magnes

  1. (rare) lodestone (a magnetic stone that is an ore of iron)

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Old French[edit]

Noun[edit]

magnes

  1. inflection of magne:
    1. masculine oblique plural
    2. masculine nominative singular
    3. feminine oblique/nominative plural

Polish[edit]

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin magnēs, from Ancient Greek μαγνῆτις (magnêtis). Doublet of magnez.

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

magnes m inan (diminutive magnesik)

  1. (electromagnetism) magnet (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism)
  2. (figuratively) magnet (person or thing that attracts)

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adjectives
nouns
prefix
verbs

Further reading[edit]

  • magnes in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • magnes in Polish dictionaries at PWN