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
tôi Mágnēti		 τοῖν Μαγνήτοιν
toîn Magnḗtoin		 τοῖς Μάγνησῐ / Μάγνησῐν
toîs Mágnēsi(n)
Accusative τὸν Μάγνητᾰ
tòn Mágnēta		 τὼ Μάγνητε
tṑ Mágnēte		 τοὺς Μάγνητᾰς
toùs Mágnētas
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: magnes (see there for further descendants)

Further reading
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