alumīnijs
Latvian
Etymology
From English alumina (“aluminum oxide”), from Latin alumen (“alum, bitter salt”). The name of this metal in English, aluminum, was created from alumina in 1812 by Sir Humphrey David.
Noun
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Al | Previous: magnijs (Mg) |
| Next: silīcijs (Si) | |
alumīnijs m, 1st declension
- aluminum (chemical element, a light, silvery metal, with atomic number 13)
- alumīnija rūdas — aluminum ores
- alumīnija sakausējumi — aluminum alloys
- alumīnija trauki — aluminum utensils
- alumīnija caurules — aluminum tubes
- alumīnija skārds — aluminum sheet
Declension
declension of alumīnijs
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | alumīnijs | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | alumīniju | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | alumīnija | — |
| dative (datīvs) | alumīnijam | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | alumīniju | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | alumīnijā | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | alumīnij | — |