strontium

See also: Strontium

English

Chemical element
Sr Previous: rubidium (Rb)
Next: yttrium (Y)

Etymology

Named in a pseudo-Latin manner for the name of the Scottish town Strontian. The place name is from Scottish Gaelic Sròn an t- Sithein, "nose of fairy hill," said to be inhabited by the mythological sídhe.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: strŏn'tēəm, IPA(key): /ˈstɹɒn.ti.əm/
  • (file)

Noun

strontium (usually uncountable, plural strontiums)

  1. A metallic chemical element (symbol Sr) with an atomic number of 38.
  2. (countable) A single atom of this element.

Derived terms

Translations

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Anagrams


Afrikaans

Chemical element
Sr Previous: rubidium (Rb)
Next: yttrium (Y)

Noun

strontium (uncountable)

  1. strontium

Danish

Noun

strontium

  1. strontium

Dutch

Chemical element
Sr Previous: rubidium (Rb)
Next: yttrium (Y)

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

strontium n (uncountable)

  1. strontium

Finnish

Noun

strontium

  1. strontium

Declension

Inflection of strontium (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative strontium strontiumit
genitive strontiumin strontiumien
partitive strontiumia strontiumeja
illative strontiumiin strontiumeihin
singular plural
nominative strontium strontiumit
accusative nom. strontium strontiumit
gen. strontiumin
genitive strontiumin strontiumien
partitive strontiumia strontiumeja
inessive strontiumissa strontiumeissa
elative strontiumista strontiumeista
illative strontiumiin strontiumeihin
adessive strontiumilla strontiumeilla
ablative strontiumilta strontiumeilta
allative strontiumille strontiumeille
essive strontiumina strontiumeina
translative strontiumiksi strontiumeiksi
instructive strontiumein
abessive strontiumitta strontiumeitta
comitative strontiumeineen

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stʁɔ̃.sjɔm/

Noun

strontium m (uncountable)

  1. strontium

Further reading


Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈstron.ti.um/, [ˈstrɔn.ti.ũ]

Noun

strontium n (genitive strontiī); second declension

  1. strontium

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative strontium strontia
Genitive strontiī strontiōrum
Dative strontiō strontiīs
Accusative strontium strontia
Ablative strontiō strontiīs
Vocative strontium strontia

Limburgish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈstro˦nʃɔ˧m]

Noun

strontium n

  1. (uncountable) strontium
  2. A part of strontium

Inflection


Malay

Chemical element
Sr Previous: rubidium (Rb)
Next: itrium (Y)

Etymology

From English strontium, from Scots Strontian.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [strɔntiom], [strɔntiəm], [strɔnʃəm]
  • Rhymes: -iom, -jom, -om

Noun

strontium

  1. strontium (chemical element)

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstrɔntsɪɵm/

Noun

strontium n

  1. strontium

Declension

Declension of strontium 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative strontium strontiumet
Genitive strontiums strontiumets
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