Magnet

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See also: magnet and magnet-

German

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Etymology

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Borrowed 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

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  • IPA(key): /maˈɡneːt/
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  • IPA(key): /makˈneːt/, /maŋˈneːt/ (less common)
  • Hyphenation: Ma‧g‧net

Noun

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Magnet m (mixed or strong or weak, genitive Magnets or Magnetes or (mostly written language) Magneten, plural Magneten or Magnete)

  1. magnet

Usage notes

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  • 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

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Romanian: magnet
  • Yiddish: מאַגנעט (magnet)

Further reading

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  • Magnet” in Duden online
  • Magnet” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache