Magnet

Etymology
, from, either after the Lydian city Magnesia ad Sipylum (modern-day Manisa, Turkey), or after the Greek region of (whence came the colonist who founded the city in Lydia).

Noun

 * 1) magnet

Usage notes

 * The singular may be declined according to the strong or the weak pattern. In the written language, both are common; in the spoken language the strong declension prevails. The plural is predominantly formed in.