LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivefirst/second-declension adjective

magnēsius

magnēsius (feminine magnēsia, neuter magnēsium)
Classical[maŋˈneː.si.ʊs]Ecclesiastical[maɲˈɲɛː.s̬i.us]

Meaning

  1. adjectiveof or pertaining to the region of Magnesia; Magnesian
  2. adjectivemagnetic

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemagnēsiusmagnēsiamagnēsium
genitivemagnēsiīmagnēsiaemagnēsiī
dativemagnēsiōmagnēsiaemagnēsiō
accusativemagnēsiummagnēsiammagnēsium
ablativemagnēsiōmagnēsiāmagnēsiō
vocativemagnēsiemagnēsiamagnēsium
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativemagnēsiīmagnēsiaemagnēsia
genitivemagnēsiōrummagnēsiārummagnēsiōrum
dativemagnēsiīsmagnēsiīsmagnēsiīs
accusativemagnēsiōsmagnēsiāsmagnēsia
ablativemagnēsiīsmagnēsiīsmagnēsiīs
vocativemagnēsiīmagnēsiaemagnēsia

Origins

Derived from Magnēsia (a region in Thessaly) + -ius (adjective-forming suffix).

Descendants
  • New Latinmagnēsium

In English words that came into English from magnēsius

  • manganesemagnesia
  • magnesiamagnesia

Quick answers

What does magnēsius mean in Latin?
magnēsius, a adjective, means “of or pertaining to the region of Magnesia; Magnesian; magnetic”.
How do you pronounce magnēsius?
In classical Latin, [maŋˈneː.si.ʊs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [maɲˈɲɛː.s̬i.us].