English

Noun

magnes

1. Obsolete form of magnet.

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French

Verb

magnes

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

Anagrams

• manges, mangés

Latin

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈmaɡ.neːs/, [ˈmaŋ.neːs]

Noun

magnēs f ‎(genitive magnētis); third declension

1. magnet, lodestone

Inflection

Third declension, alternative accusative singular in -im, alternative ablative singular in -ī and accusative plural in -īs.

Adjective

magnēs m, f, n ‎(genitive magnētis); third declension

1. magnetic

Inflection

Third declension.

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
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “magnes”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: 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 Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmaɡnɛs]
• Homophone: magnez

Noun

magnes m inan

1. magnet

Declension

See also

• magnez