calamita

Meaning

Noun

1. (feminine) magnet; fridge magnet
2. (feminine) lodestone, magnetite
3. (feminine) compass needle

Verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) inflection of calamitare:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of calamitare:

Concepts

magnet

🧲

lodestone

loadstone

fridge magnet

Synonyms

magnete

🧲

disastro

Translations

aimant

imán

🧲

Magnet

🧲

μαγνήτης

mıknatıs

🧲

imant

🧲

magneet

🧲

ímã

🧲

magnes

🧲

magnete

🧲

íman

zeilsteen

مهقناتیس

magneto

Hyphenated as

ca‧la‧mì‧ta

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ka.laˈmi.ta/

Etymology

Probably borrowed from Ancient Greek καδμεία (kadmeía, “calamine”); see also calamina.