Magnet

See also: magnet and magnet-

German

Etymology

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

IPA^(key): /maɡˈneːt/
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Noun

Magnet m (genitive Magneten or Magnets or Magnetes, plural Magneten or Magnete)

magnet

Usage notes

The word may be declined according to the strong or the weak pattern. In the written language, both are common; in the regular spoken language, however, the strong declension is predominant.

Declension

Weak declension:

Declension of Magnet

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Magnet	die	Magneten
genitive	eines	des	Magneten	der	Magneten
dative	einem	dem	Magneten	den	Magneten
accusative	einen	den	Magneten	die	Magneten

Strong declension: