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English
Etymology
From Middle English magnes, from Latin magnēs. Doublet of magnet.
Noun
magnes
- Obsolete form of magnet.
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Magnes and many thinges attractive are, / But nothing ſo allective under ſkyes, / As that ſame dainty amiable ſtarre, / That none but griſly mouth of hell defyes.
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French
Pronunciation
Verb
magnes
- second-person singular present indicative/subjunctive of magner
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
From Magnēs, from Ancient Greek Μάγνης (Mágnēs, “Magnesian”), 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
Noun
magnēs m (genitive magnētis); third declension
- magnet, lodestone
Usage notes
- In addition to being used by itself as a noun, it may be used in apposition with the noun lapis m (“stone”) (e.g. "magnēte lapide"), or the genitive singular form magnētis may be used to modify lapis.
Declension
Third-declension noun.
Derived terms
Descendants
Unsorted descendants:
References
- “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
- “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
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin magnēs, from Ancient Greek μαγνήτης λίθος (magnḗtēs líthos, “Magnesian stone”). Doublet of magnete.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmaɡnɛs/, /ˈmaɡnɛːs/
Noun
magnes
- (rare) lodestone (a magnetic stone that is an ore of iron)
Descendants
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Old French
Noun
magnes
- inflection of magne:
- masculine oblique plural
- masculine nominative singular
- feminine oblique/nominative plural
Polish
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin magnēs, from Ancient Greek μαγνῆτις (magnêtis). Doublet of magnez.
Pronunciation
Noun
magnes m inan (diminutive magnesik)
- (electromagnetism) magnet (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism)
- (figuratively) magnet (person or thing that attracts)
Declension
Derived terms
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Further reading
- magnes in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- magnes in Polish dictionaries at PWN