magnas
See also: mágnás
French
Verb
magnas
- second-person singular past historic of magner
Latin
Alternative forms
- magnātus
Etymology
From magnus.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈmaɡ.naːs/, [ˈmäŋnäːs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈmaɲ.ɲas/, [ˈmäɲːäs]
Noun
magnās m (genitive magnātis); third declension
- a great man, important person, magnate
Declension
Third-declension noun.
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | magnās | magnātēs |
Genitive | magnātis | magnātum |
Dative | magnātī | magnātibus |
Accusative | magnātem | magnātēs |
Ablative | magnāte | magnātibus |
Vocative | magnās | magnātēs |
Descendants
- English: magnate
- Italian: magnate
- Portuguese: magnate, magnata
Adjective
magnās
- accusative feminine plural of magnus
References
- magnas in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- magnas in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- Carl Meißner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
- (ambiguous) to be very rich; to be in a position of affluence: magnas opes habere
- (ambiguous) to have a large income from a thing (e.g. from mines): magnas pecunias ex aliqua re (e.g. ex metallis) facere
- (ambiguous) to perform heroic exploits: magnas res gerere
- (ambiguous) to be very rich; to be in a position of affluence: magnas opes habere
Middle English
Noun
magnas
- Alternative form of magnes
Portuguese
Adjective
magnas
- feminine plural of magno
Spanish
Adjective
magnas
- feminine plural of magno