Magnat

See also: magnat, magnát, and magnât

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin magnātus, derived from magnus (“great”). The historic senses are influenced by Polish magnat, Hungarian mágnás, both from the same Latin word.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /maˈɡnaːt/, [maˈɡnaːt], (seldom also) [maŋˈnaːt-], [mak-], [maχ-]
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Noun

Magnat m (weak, genitive Magnaten, plural Magnaten, feminine Magnatin)

  1. (finance) magnate
    1. a powerful industrialist, tycoon
    2. (by extension) a very rich person, a moneybag
  2. (history) high-ranking nobleman
    1. a member of the House of Magnates of the Kingdom of Hungary
    2. a member of the magnate (aristocratic nobility) social class of the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth

Declension

Declension of Magnat [masculine, weak]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der Magnat die Magnaten
genitive eines des Magnaten der Magnaten
dative einem dem Magnaten den Magnaten
accusative einen den Magnaten die Magnaten
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