LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · masculinethird declension

magnās

magnās m (genitive magnātis)
Classical[ˈmaŋ.naːs]Ecclesiastical[ˈmaɲ.ɲas]

Meaning

  1. a great man, important person, magnate

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativemagnāsmagnātēs
genitivemagnātismagnātum
dativemagnātīmagnātibus
accusativemagnātemmagnātēs
ablativemagnātemagnātibus
vocativemagnāsmagnātēs

Origins

From magnus.

Descendants
  • Englishmagnate
  • Italianmagnate
  • Portuguesemagnate
  • Portuguesemagnata
  • Spanishmagnate
  • Tagalogmagnatefrom Spanish magnate

In English words that came into English from magnās

  • magnatemagnātēs

Quick answers

What does magnās mean in Latin?
magnās, a noun, means “a great man, important person, magnate”.
What is the genitive of magnās?
The genitive singular is magnātis. magnās is masculine, third declension.
How do you pronounce magnās?
In classical Latin, [ˈmaŋ.naːs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈmaɲ.ɲas].