stibium
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Etymology edit
From Latin stibium (“antimony”), which was imported from Ancient Greek στίβι (stíbi), a variant of στίμμι (stímmi) and originated in Egyptian
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stibium (uncountable)
- (chiefly obsolete, rare) antimony
- 2019 Dec 12, Subramanyan & Aravindan, 'Stibium: A Promising Electrode toward Building High-Performance Na-Ion Full-Cells', Chem, volume 5, issue 12.
- kohl: stibnite used in ancient Egypt and Rome for eye cosmetics.
- 1922, E.A.W. Budge. 55. Marble stibium pot inscribed with the name of Paȧtenu (?)
[37,192]. 56. Hæmatite stibium pot, the upper part of which is plated with gold [32,151]. 57. Stibium pot, with cover, on four-legged stand [29,931].
— A Guide to the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Egyptian Rooms, and the Coptic Room, page 269. British Museum, Department of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities
- 1922, E.A.W. Budge. 55. Marble stibium pot inscribed with the name of Paȧtenu (?)
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Further reading edit
- David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Stibium”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “stibium”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.
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stibium n (uncountable)
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Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek στίβι (stíbi), a variant of Ancient Greek στίμμι (stímmi).
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsti.bi.um/, [ˈs̠t̪ɪbiʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈsti.bi.um/, [ˈst̪iːbium]
Noun edit
stibium n (genitive stibiī); second declension
- antimony
- Synonym: antimonium
- kohl, stibnite
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | stibium | stibia |
Genitive | stibiī | stibiōrum |
Dative | stibiō | stibiīs |
Accusative | stibium | stibia |
Ablative | stibiō | stibiīs |
Vocative | stibium | stibia |
References edit
- “stibium”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- stibium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.