imant

Inherited from Old Catalan aïmant, from Vulgar Latin *adimantem, alteration of Latin adamantem (“adamant”).

• IPA^(key): (Central) [iˈman]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic, Valencia) [iˈmant]

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imant m (plural imants)

1. magnet

   Synonym: magnet

2. (figurative) magnetism, attraction

   Hi ha certs bars amb imant per als famosos.

   There are certain bars that attract the famous.

• imantar

• adamantí
• magnètic

• “imant”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪ.mɐnt/

i̇̀mant

1. present active padalyvis participle of imti