Swedish noun

en magnet

magnet

Meaning

magnet

In Swedish: anordning som drar till sig järn

Forms

Forms of magnet
Singular, indefiniteen magnet
Singular, definitemagneten
Plural, indefinitemagneter
Plural, definitemagneterna

magnet is an en-word, so adjectives agree with it: en stor magnet, den stora magneten. Check another noun

Practise magnet

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Is it en magnet or ett magnet?

magnet in a sentence

  • en riktig publikmagnet
    a real attraction [a real audience magnet]

Words built with magnet

  • magnetfält magnetic field

Questions

What does magnet mean in English?

magnet means “magnet”.

Is it en magnet or ett magnet?

It is en magnet, and “the magnet” is magneten.

What is the plural of magnet?

The plural of magnet is magneter, and the definite plural is magneterna.

Origin

From Middle High German magnet(e), from Latin magnēs, from Ancient Greek μαγνης (magnēs, “Magnesian”).

Nearby common words

magnet is number 7,062 in our frequency list. These words come just before and after it.

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