magnum

== English == === Etymology === From Latin magnum, neuter of magnus (“great”). (bottle): Ellipsis of magnum bonum. (handgun): Name registered 1935 by Smith & Wesson Inc., of Springfield, Massachusetts. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmæɡnəm/ (Upper Midwestern US, Northwestern US, Canada, æ-raising) IPA(key): /ˈmeɪ̯ɡnəm/ Rhymes: -æɡnəm Hyphenation: mag‧num === Noun === magnum (plural magnums or magna) A bottle containing 1.5 liters of fluid, double the volume of a standard wine bottle. (firearms) A powerful firearm cartridge, often derived from a shorter, less powerful cartridge calibre that uses the same bullet. (by extension) A handgun that fires a cartridge of this calibre; chiefly a revolver, but rarely an autoloader firing an unusually powerful calibre. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === === Further reading === magnum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia === Anagrams === Mangum == Finnish == === Etymology === From English magnum. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈmɑɡnum/, [ˈmɑ̝ɡnum] Rhymes: -ɑɡnum Syllabification(key): mag‧num Hyphenation(key): mag‧num === Noun === magnum magnum (bottle size) ellipsis of magnumpullo (bottle) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== == French == === Etymology === From Latin magnum (“great”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /maɡ.nɔm/ === Noun === magnum m (plural magnums) (wine) a bottle of wine containing 1.5 liters of fluid, double the volume of a standard bottle === Further reading === “magnum”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Latin == === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈmaŋ.nũː] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈmaɲ.ɲum] === Adjective === magnum inflection of magnus: nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular accusative masculine singular ==== Derived terms ====