Magnet

See also: magnet and magnet-

German

Etymology

From Latin magnēs (“lodestone”), from Ancient Greek μαγνῆτις [λίθος] (magnêtis [líthos], “Magnesian [stone]”), either after the Lydian city Magnesia ad Sipylum (modern-day Manisa, Turkey), or after the Greek region of Μαγνησία (Magnēsía) (whence came the colonist who founded the city in Lydia).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /maɡˈneːt/
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Noun

Magnet m (genitive Magneten or Magnets or Magnetes, plural Magneten or Magnete)

  1. magnet

Usage notes

The word may be declined according to the strong or the weak pattern. In the written language, both are common; in the regular spoken language, however, the strong declension is predominant.

Declension

Weak declension:

Declension of Magnet
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Magnet die Magneten
genitive eines des Magneten der Magneten
dative einem dem Magneten den Magneten
accusative einen den Magneten die Magneten

Strong declension:

Declension of Magnet
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Magnet die Magnete
genitive eines des Magnetes,
Magnets		 der Magnete
dative einem dem Magnet,
Magnete1		 den Magneten
accusative einen den Magnet die Magnete
1Now uncommon, see notes

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