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Magnet
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magnet magnêt magnet-
German
Etymology
de la magnēs lodestone, from de grc μαγνῆτις [λίθος] Magnesian [stone], either after the Lydian city Magnesia ad Sipylum (modern-day Manisa, Turkey), or after the Greek region of grc Μαγνησία (whence came the colonist who founded the city in Lydia).
Pronunciation
de /maˈɡneːt/
de De-Magnet.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de /makˈneːt/ /maŋˈneːt/ less common
de Ma g net
Noun
((<m,s:es,en:e>,<m.weak.[mostly written language]>))
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 de -en.
Declension
((<m,es:s,en:e>,<m.weak.[mostly only in written language]>))
Derived terms
de magnetisch
de Permanentmagnet
de Dauermagnet
Descendants
ro magnet 1
yi מאַגנעט 1
Further reading