magnet

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English

Etymology

From Middle English magnete, via Old French magnete, Latin magnēs, magnētem (“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). Related to manganese, magnesia and magnesium.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈmæɡnət/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈmæɡnɪt/
• Homophone: magnate (one pronunciation)
• Rhymes: -ɪt

Noun

magnet (plural magnets)

1. A piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism.
2. (informal, figuratively, often in combination) A person or thing that attracts what is denoted by the preceding noun.
3. (Internet) Short for magnet link.

Coordinate terms

• electret (a magnet analog for electric charge)

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

• → Cebuano: magnet
• →? Indonesian: magnet
• →? Malay: magnet
• → Tagalog: magnet
• → Welsh: magnet

Translations

See also

• magnet on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Getman

Albanian

Noun

magnet m (plural magnete, definite magneti, definite plural magnetet)

1. magnet

Declension

Further reading

• “magnet”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1] (in Albanian), 1980

Cebuano

Etymology

Borrowed from English magnet, from Old French magnete, Latin magnetum "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

• Hyphenation: mag‧net

Noun

magnet

1. magnet

Czech

Etymology

Derived from Ancient Greek μαγνῆτις (magnêtis).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmaɡnɛt]

Noun

magnet m inan

1. magnet

Declension

Related terms

Further reading

• “magnet”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935-1957
• “magnet”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “magnet”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Danish

Pronunciation

Noun

magnet c (singular definite magneten, plural indefinite magneter)

1. magnet

Declension

Further reading

• “magnet” in Den Danske Ordbog

Estonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmɑɡ̊net/

Noun

magnet (genitive magneti, partitive magnetit)

1. magnet

Declension

Further reading

• magnet in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)
• “magnet”, in [EKSS] Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
• “magnet”, in [ÕS] Eesti õigekeelsussõnaraamat ÕS 2018 [Estonian Spelling Dictionary] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2018, →ISBN

Faroese

Noun

magnet f (genitive singular magnetar, plural magnetir)

1. magnet

Declension

Synonyms

• sigul
• magnetur

References

• "magnet" at Sprotin.fo

Indonesian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch magneet, from Middle Dutch magneet, from older magnes, from Latin magnēs, from Ancient Greek μαγνήτης λίθος (magnḗtēs líthos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈmak.nɛt/
• Rhymes: -nɛt
• Hyphenation: mag‧net

Noun

magnet (plural magnet-magnet, first-person possessive magnetku, second-person possessive magnetmu, third-person possessive magnetnya)

1. magnet:
   1. (electromagnetism) a piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism.

      Synonyms: sembrani, besi sembrani, batu semberani, batu berani

Derived terms

Further reading

• “magnet” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

From English magnet, from Middle English magnete, via Old French magnete, Latin magnēs, magnētem (“lodestone”), from Ancient Greek μαγνῆτις [λίθος] (magnêtis [líthos], “Magnesian [stone]”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [mɛk.nɛt]
• Rhymes: -nɛt, -ɛt
• Hyphenation: mag‧net

Noun

magnet (Jawi spelling مݢنيت, plural magnet-magnet, informal 1st possessive magnetku, 2nd possessive magnetmu, 3rd possessive magnetnya)

1. A magnet.

   Synonyms: besi berani, semberani

Affixations

Compounds

Further reading

• “magnet” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Middle English

Noun

magnet

1. Alternative form of magnete

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

magnet m (definite singular magneten, indefinite plural magneter, definite plural magnetene)

1. a magnet

Derived terms

Related terms

References

• “magnet” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

magnet m (definite singular magneten, indefinite plural magnetar, definite plural magnetane)

1. a magnet

Derived terms

Related terms

References

• “magnet” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Magnet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maɡˈnet/

Noun

magnet m (plural magneți)

1. magnet

Declension

Further reading

• magnet in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “the exact, indirect route from Greek, please”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mǎɡneːt/
• Hyphenation: mag‧net

Noun

màgnēt m (Cyrillic spelling ма̀гне̄т)

1. a magnet (piece of material that attracts metal by magnetism)

Declension

References

• “magnet” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Slovak

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈmaɡɲet]

Noun

magnet m inan (genitive singular magnetu, nominative plural magnety, genitive plural magnetov)

1. magnet

Declension

Further reading

• “magnet”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maɡnéːt/

Noun

magnẹ̑t m inan

1. magnet

Declension

This noun needs an inflection-table template.

Further reading

• “magnet”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Swedish

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “the exact route, please”)

Noun

magnet c

1. a magnet (piece of material that attracts metal by magnetism)
2. (figuratively) something that attracts something

Declension

Related terms

Descendants

• → Finnish: magneetti

References

• magnet in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• magnet in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• magnet in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

Tagalog

Etymology

Borrowed from English magnet.

Pronunciation

• (Standard Tagalog) IPA^(key): /ˈmaɡnet/ [ˈmaɡ.n̪ɛt̪̚]
• Rhymes: -aɡnet
• Syllabification: mag‧net

Noun

magnet (Baybayin spelling ᜋᜄ᜔ᜈᜒᜆ᜔)

1. magnet

   Synonym: balani

Related terms

• magnetiko
• magnetismo

Further reading

• “magnet”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018

Welsh

Etymology

Borrowed from English magnet.

Noun

magnet m or f (plural magnetau or magnets)

1. magnet

Mutation

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “magnet”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies