kalium

See also: Kalium and kálium

English

Etymology

From New Latin kalium.

Noun

kalium (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) potassium.

Further reading

• kalium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Mikula

Afrikaans

Chemical element
K
Previous: argon (Ar)
Next: kalsium (Ca)

Pronunciation

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Noun

kalium (uncountable)

1. potassium

Albanian

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kalium.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -um

Noun

kalium m (uncountable, chemistry)

1. potassium, K

   Synonym: potas

References

• “kaliúm,~i”, in FGJSSH: Fjalor i gjuhës së sotme shqipe [Dictionary of the modern Albanian language]‎^[1] (in Albanian), 1980, page 766a
• Mann, S. E. (1948) “kalium”, in An Historical Albanian–English Dictionary, London: Longmans, Green & Co., page 176b

Danish

Noun

kalium n (singular definite kaliummet, not used in plural form)

1. potassium

Dutch

Chemical element
K
Previous: argon (Ar)
Next: calcium (Ca)

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kalium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkaː.li.ʏm/

• Audio

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• Hyphenation: ka‧li‧um

Noun

kalium n (uncountable)

1. potassium

Derived terms

• broomkalium
• kaliumbromide
• kaliumcarbonaat
• kaliumchloride
• kaliumzout
• lichaamskalium

Faroese

Chemical element
K
Previous: argon (Ar)
Next: kalsium (Ca)

Etymology

From New Latin kalium.

Noun

kalium n (genitive singular kaliums, uncountable)

1. potassium

Declension

Declension of kalium (singular only)
n3s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	kalium	kaliumið
accusative	kalium	kaliumið
dative	kaliumi	kaliuminum
genitive	kaliums	kaliumsins

Finnish

Etymology

From German Kalium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑlium/, [ˈkɑ̝lium]
• Rhymes: -ɑlium
• Syllabification^(key): ka‧li‧um

Noun

kalium

1. potassium

Declension

Inflection of kalium (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		kalium	kaliumit
genitive		kaliumin	kaliumien
partitive		kaliumia	kaliumeja
illative		kaliumiin	kaliumeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		kalium	kaliumit
accusative	nom.	kalium	kaliumit
	gen.	kaliumin
genitive		kaliumin	kaliumien
partitive		kaliumia	kaliumeja
inessive		kaliumissa	kaliumeissa
elative		kaliumista	kaliumeista
illative		kaliumiin	kaliumeihin
adessive		kaliumilla	kaliumeilla
ablative		kaliumilta	kaliumeilta
allative		kaliumille	kaliumeille
essive		kaliumina	kaliumeina
translative		kaliumiksi	kaliumeiksi
abessive		kaliumitta	kaliumeitta
instructive		—	kaliumein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of kalium (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kaliumini kaliumini accusative nom. kaliumini kaliumini gen. kaliumini genitive kaliumini kaliumieni partitive kaliumiani kaliumejani inessive kaliumissani kaliumeissani elative kaliumistani kaliumeistani illative kaliumiini kaliumeihini adessive kaliumillani kaliumeillani ablative kaliumiltani kaliumeiltani allative kaliumilleni kaliumeilleni essive kaliuminani kaliumeinani translative kaliumikseni kaliumeikseni abessive kaliumittani kaliumeittani instructive — — comitative — kaliumeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kaliumisi kaliumisi accusative nom. kaliumisi kaliumisi gen. kaliumisi genitive kaliumisi kaliumiesi partitive kaliumiasi kaliumejasi inessive kaliumissasi kaliumeissasi elative kaliumistasi kaliumeistasi illative kaliumiisi kaliumeihisi adessive kaliumillasi kaliumeillasi ablative kaliumiltasi kaliumeiltasi allative kaliumillesi kaliumeillesi essive kaliuminasi kaliumeinasi translative kaliumiksesi kaliumeiksesi abessive kaliumittasi kaliumeittasi instructive — — comitative — kaliumeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kaliumimme kaliumimme accusative nom. kaliumimme kaliumimme gen. kaliumimme genitive kaliumimme kaliumiemme partitive kaliumiamme kaliumejamme inessive kaliumissamme kaliumeissamme elative kaliumistamme kaliumeistamme illative kaliumiimme kaliumeihimme adessive kaliumillamme kaliumeillamme ablative kaliumiltamme kaliumeiltamme allative kaliumillemme kaliumeillemme essive kaliuminamme kaliumeinamme translative kaliumiksemme kaliumeiksemme abessive kaliumittamme kaliumeittamme instructive — — comitative — kaliumeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kaliuminne kaliuminne accusative nom. kaliuminne kaliuminne gen. kaliuminne genitive kaliuminne kaliumienne partitive kaliumianne kaliumejanne inessive kaliumissanne kaliumeissanne elative kaliumistanne kaliumeistanne illative kaliumiinne kaliumeihinne adessive kaliumillanne kaliumeillanne ablative kaliumiltanne kaliumeiltanne allative kaliumillenne kaliumeillenne essive kaliuminanne kaliumeinanne translative kaliumiksenne kaliumeiksenne abessive kaliumittanne kaliumeittanne instructive — — comitative — kaliumeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kaliuminsa kaliuminsa accusative nom. kaliuminsa kaliuminsa gen. kaliuminsa genitive kaliuminsa kaliumiensa partitive kaliumiaan kaliumiansa kaliumejaan kaliumejansa inessive kaliumissaan kaliumissansa kaliumeissaan kaliumeissansa elative kaliumistaan kaliumistansa kaliumeistaan kaliumeistansa illative kaliumiinsa kaliumeihinsa adessive kaliumillaan kaliumillansa kaliumeillaan kaliumeillansa ablative kaliumiltaan kaliumiltansa kaliumeiltaan kaliumeiltansa allative kaliumilleen kaliumillensa kaliumeilleen kaliumeillensa essive kaliuminaan kaliuminansa kaliumeinaan kaliumeinansa translative kaliumikseen kaliumiksensa kaliumeikseen kaliumeiksensa abessive kaliumittaan kaliumittansa kaliumeittaan kaliumeittansa instructive — — comitative — kaliumeineen kaliumeinensa

Derived terms

compounds

• kaliumadipaatti
• kaliumalginaatti
• kaliumalumiinisulfaatti
• kaliumasetaatti
• kaliumbentsoaatti
• kaliumbromaatti
• kaliumformiaatti
• kaliumfosfaatti
• kaliumhydroksidi
• kaliumjodaatti
• kaliumjodidi
• kaliumkarbonaatti
• kaliumkloraatti
• kaliumkloridi
• kaliumkromaatti
• kaliumlaktaatti
• kaliumlannoite
• kaliummalaatti
• kaliumnatriumtartraatti
• kaliumnitraatti
• kaliumnitriitti
• kaliumoksidi
• kaliumpermanganaatti
• kaliumsitraatti
• kaliumsorbaatti
• kaliumsulfaatti
• kaliumsuola
• kaliumsyanidi
• kaliumtartraatti

 

Further reading

• “kalium”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

Anagrams

• kulmia

French

Noun

kalium m (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) kalium

   Synonym: potassium

Indonesian

Chemical element
K
Previous: argon (Ar)
Next: kalsium (Ca)

Etymology

From Malay kalium, from Latin kalium.

Noun

kalium (first-person possessive kaliumku, second-person possessive kaliummu, third-person possessive kaliumnya)

1. potassium (the chemical element)

Interlingua

Noun

kalium (uncountable)

1. potassium

Latin

Chemical element
K
Previous: argon (Ar)
Next: calcium (Ca)

Etymology

From German Kalium.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈka.li.um/, [ˈkälʲiʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈka.li.um/, [ˈkäːlium]

Noun

kalium n (genitive kaliī); second declension

1. (New Latin) potassium

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	kalium	kalia
Genitive	kaliī	kaliōrum
Dative	kaliō	kaliīs
Accusative	kalium	kalia
Ablative	kaliō	kaliīs
Vocative	kalium	kalia

Descendants

• English: kalium
• Translingual: K

Limburgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkaː˨ʎɔ˧m]

Noun

kalium n

1. (uncountable) potassium
2. a part of potassium

Malay

Chemical element
K
Previous: argon (Ar)
Next: kalsium (Ca)

Etymology

From Latin kalium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [kaliom], [kaliəm], [keliəm]
• Rhymes: -iom, -jom, -om

Noun

kalium

1. potassium (the chemical element)

Northern Sami

Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian kalium.

Noun

kalium

1. potassium

Inflection

Odd, no gradation
Nominative	kalium
Genitive	kaliuma
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	kalium	kaliumat
Accusative	kaliuma	kaliumiid
Genitive	kaliuma	kaliumiid
Illative	kaliumii	kaliumiidda
Locative	kaliumis	kaliumiin
Comitative	kaliumiin	kaliumiiguin
Essive	kaliumin
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person kaliuman kaliumeamẹ kaliumeamẹt 2nd person kaliumat kaliumeattẹ kaliumeattẹt 3rd person kaliumis kaliumeaskkạ kaliumeasẹt

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[3], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

kalium n (definite singular kaliumet) (uncountable)

1. potassium (element, chemical symbol K)

Derived terms

• kaliumhydroksid
• kaliumkarbonat
• kaliumnitrat

References

• “kalium” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

kalium n (definite singular kaliumet) (uncountable)

1. potassium (as above)

Derived terms

• kaliumhydroksid
• kaliumkarbonat
• kaliumnitrat

References

• “kalium” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Chemical element
K
Previous: argon (Ar)
Next: kalcium (Ca)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑːlɪɵm/

• Audio

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Noun

kalium n (uncountable)

1. potassium

Declension

Declension of kalium
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	kalium	kaliumet	—	—
Genitive	kaliums	kaliumets	—	—

Declension of kalium
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	kalium	kaliet	—	—
Genitive	kaliums	kaliets	—	—

West Frisian

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch kalium.

Noun

kalium n (no plural)

1. potassium

Further reading

• “kalium”, in Wurdboek fan de Fryske taal (in Dutch), 2011