thorium
See also: Thorium
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thorium (usually uncountable, plural thoriums)
- A chemical element (symbol Th) with atomic number 90: a weakly radioactive, malleable, moderately hard silvery metal that tarnishes black when exposed to air.
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- thorinum (former alternative form; obsolete)
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chemical element
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Danish edit
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thorium
- thorium
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Etymology edit
Ultimately from Swedish torium or New Latin thorium. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
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thorium n (uncountable)
- thorium [from mid 19th c.]
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thorium m (uncountable)
Further reading edit
- “thorium”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin edit
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- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈtʰoː.ri.um/, [ˈt̪ʰoːriʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈto.ri.um/, [ˈt̪ɔːrium]
Noun edit
thōrium n (genitive thōriī); second declension
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Second-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | thōrium | thōria |
Genitive | thōriī | thōriōrum |
Dative | thōriō | thōriīs |
Accusative | thōrium | thōria |
Ablative | thōriō | thōriīs |
Vocative | thōrium | thōria |
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Thor, a variant of Tor, from Old Norse Þórr, + -ium.
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thorium n (definite singular thoriumet, uncountable)
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Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology edit
From Thor, a variant of Tor, from Old Norse Þórr, + -ium.
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thorium n (definite singular thoriumet, uncountable)
References edit
- “thorium” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.