cerium
See also: cérium
EnglishEdit
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Ce | |
| Previous: lanthanum (La) | |
| Next: praseodymium (Pr) | |
Alternative formsEdit
- cererium (a name proposed (but not accepted) to indicate "cerium" does not come from the Greek word for "wax")
EtymologyEdit
From Ceres (“a recently discovered asteroid”) + -ium.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
cerium (usually uncountable, plural ceriums)
- A chemical element (symbol Ce) with an atomic number of 58, a very soft, ductile, silvery-white metal that tarnishes when exposed to air.
Derived termsEdit
Derived terms
Related termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
chemical element
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See alsoEdit
- allanite
- bastnasite
- CAN
- hydroxylbastnasite
- jeweler's rouge, jeweller's rouge
- monazite
- orthite
- rhabdophane
- synchysite
AnagramsEdit
DanishEdit
NounEdit
cerium
- cerium
DutchEdit
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Ce | |
| Previous: lanthaan (La) | |
| Next: praseodymium (Pr) | |
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Swedish cerium, New Latin cerium or French cérium.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
cerium n (uncountable)
- cerium [from 1830s or earlier]
FinnishEdit
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
cerium
DeclensionEdit
| Inflection of cerium (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | cerium | — | |
| genitive | ceriumin | — | |
| partitive | ceriumia | — | |
| illative | ceriumiin | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | cerium | — | |
| accusative | nom. | cerium | — |
| gen. | ceriumin | ||
| genitive | ceriumin | — | |
| partitive | ceriumia | — | |
| inessive | ceriumissa | — | |
| elative | ceriumista | — | |
| illative | ceriumiin | — | |
| adessive | ceriumilla | — | |
| ablative | ceriumilta | — | |
| allative | ceriumille | — | |
| essive | ceriumina | — | |
| translative | ceriumiksi | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| abessive | ceriumitta | — | |
| comitative | — | — | |
| Possessive forms of cerium (type risti) | ||
|---|---|---|
| possessor | singular | plural |
| 1st person | ceriumini | ceriumimme |
| 2nd person | ceriumisi | ceriuminne |
| 3rd person | ceriuminsa | |
LatinEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Ancient Greek κηρίον (kēríon).
PronunciationEdit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈkeː.ri.um/, [ˈkeː.ɾi.ʊ̃ˑ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃe.ri.um/, [ˈt͡ʃɛː.ri.um]
NounEdit
cērium n (genitive cēriī or cērī); second declension
DeclensionEdit
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | cērium | cēria |
| Genitive | cēriī cērī1 |
cēriōrum |
| Dative | cēriō | cēriīs |
| Accusative | cērium | cēria |
| Ablative | cēriō | cēriīs |
| Vocative | cērium | cēria |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
Etymology 2Edit
PronunciationEdit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈke.ri.um/, [ˈkɛ.ɾi.ʊ̃ˑ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃe.ri.um/, [ˈt͡ʃɛː.ri.um]
NounEdit
cerium n (genitive ceriī); second declension
DeclensionEdit
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | cerium | ceria |
| Genitive | ceriī | ceriōrum |
| Dative | ceriō | ceriīs |
| Accusative | cerium | ceria |
| Ablative | ceriō | ceriīs |
| Vocative | cerium | ceria |
ReferencesEdit
- cerium in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- cerium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
SwedishEdit
NounEdit
cerium n
DeclensionEdit
| Declension of cerium | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncountable | ||||
| Indefinite | Definite | |||
| Nominative | cerium | ceriumet | — | — |
| Genitive | ceriums | ceriumets | — | — |