promethium
See also: Promethium and prométhium
English
Chemical element | |
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Pm | Previous: neodymium (Nd) |
Next: samarium (Sm) |
Alternative forms
- prometheum (formerly)
Etymology
1945. From the name of the Greek god Prometheus, who stole the fire from Mount Olympus and brought it down to mankind + -ium.
Pronunciation
- enPR: prōmē'thēəm, IPA(key): /pɹoʊˈmiːθiəm/
Synonyms
- (metallic element): (disused) cyclonium, (disused) florentium, (disused) illinium
Derived terms
- promethium chloride
- promethium nitrate
Related terms
- promethea
- promethean
- Prometheus
Translations
chemical element
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Danish
Noun
promethium
- promethium
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /proˈmeː.tʰi.um/, [prɔˈmeː.tʰi.ũ]
Inflection
Second declension.
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | promēthium | promēthia |
Genitive | promēthiī | promēthiōrum |
Dative | promēthiō | promēthiīs |
Accusative | promēthium | promēthia |
Ablative | promēthiō | promēthiīs |
Vocative | promēthium | promēthia |
Limburgish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [pɘʁˈmeː˨ðɖɔ˧m]
Inflection
Declension of promethium
Root singular | Root plural | Diminutive singular | Diminutive plural | |
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Nominative | promethium | promethia | promethieke | promethiekes |
Genitive | promethiums | promethia | promethiekes | promethiekes |
Locative | promethieës | promethieëser | promethieëske | promethieëskes |
Dative¹ | promethiumme | — | promethieke | — |
Accusative¹ | promethium | — | promethieke | — |
¹Dative and accusative are nowadays obsolete, the nominative is used instead. |
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