Μάγνης

Ancient Greek

Etymology

Pre-Greek origin.

Pronunciation

 

Noun

Μάγνης • (Mágnēs) m (genitive Μάγνητος); third declension

  1. one of the Magnetes
  2. an inhabitant of Magnesia; a Magnesian

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Μάγνης; τοῦ Μάγνητος (Attic)
Case / # Singular Dual Plural
Nominative ὁ Μάγνης
ho Mágnēs 		τὼ Μάγνητε
tṑ Mágnēte 		οἱ Μάγνητες
hoi Mágnētes
Genitive τοῦ Μάγνητος
toû Mágnētos 		τοῖν Μαγνήτοιν
toîn Magnḗtoin 		τῶν Μαγνήτων
tôn Magnḗtōn
Dative τῷ Μάγνητῐ
tōî Mágnētĭ 		τοῖν Μαγνήτοιν
toîn Magnḗtoin 		τοῖς Μάγνησῐ / Μάγνησῐν
toîs Mágnēsĭ(n)
Accusative τὸν Μάγνητᾰ
tòn Mágnētă 		τὼ Μάγνητε
tṑ Mágnēte 		τοὺς Μάγνητᾰς
toùs Mágnētăs
Vocative Μάγνης
Mágnēs 		Μάγνητε
Mágnēte 		Μάγνητες
Mágnētes
Notes:
  • This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.
  • Nominative singular -ς (-s) arose by reduction of the original cluster *-ts.

Derived terms

  • μαγνησία (magnēsía)
  • Μαγνησία (Magnēsía), Μαγνησίη (Magnēsíē)
  • Μάγνησσα (Mágnēssa)
  • Μαγνήτης (Magnḗtēs)
  • Μαγνητικός (Magnētikós)
  • Μαγνῆτις (Magnêtis)
  • Μαγνῆτις λίθος (Magnêtis líthos)

Descendants

  • Greek: Μάγνης (Mágnis), Μάγνητας (Mágnitas), plural: Μάγνητες (Mágnites)
  • → Latin: Magnēs (plural Magnētēs)
  • ⇒ Latin: magnēs (see there for further descendants)

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