Magnat

See also: magnat, magnát, and magnât

German

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Late Latin magnātus, from magnus (“great”).

Noun

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

  1. magnate (powerful industrialist)
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

Etymology 2

From Polish magnat and Hungarian mágnás, both from Late Latin magnātus.

Noun

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

  1. (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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