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German
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin magnēs (“lodestone”), from Ancient Greek μαγνῆτις (magnêtis [líthos], “Magnesian ”), 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): /maˈɡneːt/
- IPA(key): /makˈneːt/, /maŋˈneːt/ (less common)
- Hyphenation: Ma‧g‧net
Noun
Magnet m (mixed or strong or weak, genitive Magnets or Magnetes or (mostly written language) Magneten, plural Magneten or Magnete)
- magnet
Usage notes
- The singular may be declined according to the strong or the weak pattern. In the written language, both are common; in the spoken language the strong declension prevails. The plural is predominantly formed in -en.
Declension
Declension of Magnet
1Mostly only in written language.
2Now rare, see notes.
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- “Magnet” in Duden online
- “Magnet” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache