ζιρκόνιο
Greek edit
Etymology edit
Ultimately a reborrowing: in the chemical sense, from German Zirkon (“zircon mineral”) via French zircon, formed in the 1780s from Arabic زَرْقُون (zarqūn, “zircon, minium”). Itself زَرْقُون (zarqūn) is from Middle Persian 𐭦𐭫𐭢𐭥𐭭 (zargōn), a borrowing from Ancient Greek Συρικόν (Surikón, “minium, red lead”, literally “Syrian [stone]”) perhaps transformed under the influence of Middle Persian *zarr (“gold”). Doublet of ζιργκόν (zirgkón).
Noun edit
ζιρκόνιο • (zirkónio) n (uncountable)
- (chemistry, metallurgy) zirconium metal, element 40
- (mineralogy) the mineral zircon (a zirconium nesosilicate)
- Synonym: ζιρκονίτης (zirkonítis)
Declension edit
ζιρκόνιο
| case \ number | singular |
|---|---|
| nominative | ζιρκόνιο • |
| genitive | ζιρκονίου • |
| accusative | ζιρκόνιο • |
| vocative | ζιρκόνιο • |
Coordinate terms edit
Derived terms edit
- ζιρκονία f (zirkonía)
- ζιρκονικός (zirkonikós, adjective)
- ζιρκονίτης m (zirkonítis)
Further reading edit
ζιρκόνιο on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
