imán
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See also: iman
Asturian[edit]
Noun[edit]
imán m (plural imanes)
- magnet (piece of material that attracts some metals by magnetism)
Hungarian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
imán
Spanish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
Inherited from Old Spanish aymant, apocopic form of aymante (“lodestone”), from Old French aïmant (“lodestone”), from Vulgar Latin *adimas, from Latin adamās (“very hard steel; adamant; diamond”), ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀδάμας (adámas), with the same meaning. Reinforced or reintroduced by modern French aimant (“magnet”). Cognate with English diamond. Doublet of diamante.
Noun[edit]
imán m (plural imanes)
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
From Arabic إِمَام (ʔimām, “leader”).
Noun[edit]
imán m (plural imanes)
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “imán”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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