indium

See also: Indium

English

Chemical element
In
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Etymology

Coined as a New Latin term from German Indigo (“indigo”), based on the color of its spectral lines.

Pronunciation

• enPR: ĭnʹdēəm, IPA^(key): /ˈɪndi.əm/

• Audio (US):

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• Hyphenation: in‧di‧um

Noun

indium (usually uncountable, plural indiums)

1. A chemical element (symbol In) with an atomic number of 49: a soft silvery-white metal.
2. A single atom of this element.

Derived terms

• copper indium gallium selenide
• diindium
• indic
• indide
• indinic
• indite
• indium ammonium alum
• indium antimonide
• indium arsenide
• indium bromide
• indium chloride
• indium dichloride
• indium gallium nitride
• indium hydroxide
• indium iodide
• indium monochloride
• indium nitride
• indium oxide
• indium phosphide
• indium salt
• indium tin oxide
• indium trichloride
• nonindium
• organoindium
• radioindium
• trimethylindium

Related terms

• indigane
• indigo

Translations

metallic chemical element

• Afrikaans: indium (af)
• Albanian: indium ?
• Arabic: إِنْدِيُوم m (ʔindiyum)
• Armenian: ինդիում (indium)
• Asturian: indiu (ast) m
• Basque: indioa
• Belarusian: і́ндый m (índyj)
• Breton: indiom ?
• Bulgarian: и́ндий m (índij)
• Catalan: indi (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 銦 / 铟 (zh) (yīn)

• Cornish: eyndyum ?
• Czech: indium (cs) n
• Danish: indium (da) n
• Dutch: indium (nl) n
• Esperanto: indio (eo)
• Estonian: indium (et)
• Faroese: indium n
• Finnish: indium (fi)
• French: indium (fr) m
• Friulian: indi ?
• Galician: indio (gl) m
• Georgian: ინდიუმი (indiumi)
• German: Indium (de) n
• Greek: ίνδιο (el) n (índio)
• Hebrew: אינדיום (he) m (índiyum)
• Hindi: नैलातु ? (nailātu)
• Hungarian: indium (hu)
• Icelandic: indín (is) n
• Interlingua: indium
• Irish: indiam (ga) m
• Italian: indio (it) m
• Japanese: インジウム (ja) (injiumu)
• Kashubian: jind ?
• Kazakh: индий (kk) (indii)
• Khmer: អាំងដ្យូម (ʼangdyoum)
• Korean: 인듐 (ko) (indyum)
• Latvian: indijs m
• Limburgish: indium n
• Lingala: indu class 9a/10a
• Lithuanian: indis (lt) m
• Luxembourgish: Indium ?
• Macedonian: индиум m (indium)
• Malay: indium
• Maltese: indju m
• Manx: indjum ?
• Mongolian: инди (mn) (indi)
• Norwegian: indium (no) n
• Occitan: indi (oc) m
• Polish: ind (pl) m
• Portuguese: índio (pt) m
• Romanian: indiu (ro) n
• Russian: и́ндий (ru) m (índij)
• Scottish Gaelic: indium m
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: и̑ндӣј m, индиjум m

  Roman: ȋndīj (sh) m, indijum m

• Slovak: indium (sk) n
• Slovene: índij (sl) m
• Spanish: indio (es) m
• Swedish: indium (sv) n
• Tajik: индий (indiy)
• Tamil: இந்தியம் (ta) (intiyam)
• Thai: อินเดียม (in-dîiam)
• Turkish: indiyum (tr)
• Ukrainian: і́ндій m (índij)
• Uzbek: индий (uz) (indiy), indiy (uz)
• Vietnamese: indi
• Volapük: lindin (vo)
• Welsh: indiwm (cy) m
• West Frisian: indium ?

Anagrams

• minuid

Afrikaans

Chemical element
In
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Pronunciation

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Noun

indium (uncountable)

1. indium

Danish

Chemical element
In
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Etymology

From Latin indium +‎ -ium.

Noun

indium n (singular definite indiummet, not used in plural form)

1. indium

Declension

Declension of indium

neuter gender	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	indium	indiummet
genitive	indiums	indiummets

References

• “indium” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Chemical element
In
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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪndijʏm/

• Audio:

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Noun

indium n (uncountable)

1. indium

Estonian

Chemical element
In
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Etymology

German Indium.

Noun

indium (genitive indiumi, partitive indiumi or indiumit)

1. indium

Declension

Declension of indium (ÕS type 19/seminar, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		indium	indiumid
accusative	nom.
	gen.	indiumi
genitive			indiumide
partitive		indiumi	indiume indiumisid
illative		indiumi indiumisse	indiumidesse indiumesse
inessive		indiumis	indiumides indiumes
elative		indiumist	indiumidest indiumest
allative		indiumile	indiumidele indiumele
adessive		indiumil	indiumidel indiumel
ablative		indiumilt	indiumidelt indiumelt
translative		indiumiks	indiumideks indiumeks
terminative		indiumini	indiumideni
essive		indiumina	indiumidena
abessive		indiumita	indiumideta
comitative		indiumiga	indiumidega

Declension of indium (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		indium	—
accusative	nom.
	gen.	indiumi
genitive			—
partitive		indiumit	—
illative		indiumisse	—
inessive		indiumis	—
elative		indiumist	—
allative		indiumile	—
adessive		indiumil	—
ablative		indiumilt	—
translative		indiumiks	—
terminative		indiumini	—
essive		indiumina	—
abessive		indiumita	—
comitative		indiumiga	—

Further reading

• indium in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English indium).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈindium/, [ˈindium]
• Rhymes: -indium
• Syllabification^(key): in‧di‧um
• Hyphenation^(key): in‧di‧um

Noun

indium

1. indium

Declension

Inflection of indium (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		indium	indiumit
genitive		indiumin	indiumien
partitive		indiumia	indiumeja
illative		indiumiin	indiumeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		indium	indiumit
accusative	nom.	indium	indiumit
	gen.	indiumin
genitive		indiumin	indiumien
partitive		indiumia	indiumeja
inessive		indiumissa	indiumeissa
elative		indiumista	indiumeista
illative		indiumiin	indiumeihin
adessive		indiumilla	indiumeilla
ablative		indiumilta	indiumeilta
allative		indiumille	indiumeille
essive		indiumina	indiumeina
translative		indiumiksi	indiumeiksi
abessive		indiumitta	indiumeitta
instructive		—	indiumein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative indiumini indiumini accusative nom. indiumini indiumini gen. indiumini genitive indiumini indiumieni partitive indiumiani indiumejani inessive indiumissani indiumeissani elative indiumistani indiumeistani illative indiumiini indiumeihini adessive indiumillani indiumeillani ablative indiumiltani indiumeiltani allative indiumilleni indiumeilleni essive indiuminani indiumeinani translative indiumikseni indiumeikseni abessive indiumittani indiumeittani instructive — — comitative — indiumeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative indiumisi indiumisi accusative nom. indiumisi indiumisi gen. indiumisi genitive indiumisi indiumiesi partitive indiumiasi indiumejasi inessive indiumissasi indiumeissasi elative indiumistasi indiumeistasi illative indiumiisi indiumeihisi adessive indiumillasi indiumeillasi ablative indiumiltasi indiumeiltasi allative indiumillesi indiumeillesi essive indiuminasi indiumeinasi translative indiumiksesi indiumeiksesi abessive indiumittasi indiumeittasi instructive — — comitative — indiumeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative indiumimme indiumimme accusative nom. indiumimme indiumimme gen. indiumimme genitive indiumimme indiumiemme partitive indiumiamme indiumejamme inessive indiumissamme indiumeissamme elative indiumistamme indiumeistamme illative indiumiimme indiumeihimme adessive indiumillamme indiumeillamme ablative indiumiltamme indiumeiltamme allative indiumillemme indiumeillemme essive indiuminamme indiumeinamme translative indiumiksemme indiumeiksemme abessive indiumittamme indiumeittamme instructive — — comitative — indiumeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative indiuminne indiuminne accusative nom. indiuminne indiuminne gen. indiuminne genitive indiuminne indiumienne partitive indiumianne indiumejanne inessive indiumissanne indiumeissanne elative indiumistanne indiumeistanne illative indiumiinne indiumeihinne adessive indiumillanne indiumeillanne ablative indiumiltanne indiumeiltanne allative indiumillenne indiumeillenne essive indiuminanne indiumeinanne translative indiumiksenne indiumeiksenne abessive indiumittanne indiumeittanne instructive — — comitative — indiumeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative indiuminsa indiuminsa accusative nom. indiuminsa indiuminsa gen. indiuminsa genitive indiuminsa indiumiensa partitive indiumiaan indiumiansa indiumejaan indiumejansa inessive indiumissaan indiumissansa indiumeissaan indiumeissansa elative indiumistaan indiumistansa indiumeistaan indiumeistansa illative indiumiinsa indiumeihinsa adessive indiumillaan indiumillansa indiumeillaan indiumeillansa ablative indiumiltaan indiumiltansa indiumeiltaan indiumeiltansa allative indiumilleen indiumillensa indiumeilleen indiumeillensa essive indiuminaan indiuminansa indiumeinaan indiumeinansa translative indiumikseen indiumiksensa indiumeikseen indiumeiksensa abessive indiumittaan indiumittansa indiumeittaan indiumeittansa instructive — — comitative — indiumeineen indiumeinensa

Further reading

• “indium”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (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

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̃.djɔm/

• Audio:

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Noun

indium m (uncountable)

1. indium

Descendants

• Lingala: indu

Further reading

• “indium”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Hungarian

Chemical element
In
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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈindijum]
• Hyphenation: in‧di‧um
• Rhymes: -um

Noun

indium (usually uncountable, plural indiumok)

1. indium (chemical element)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	indium	indiumok
accusative	indiumot	indiumokat
dative	indiumnak	indiumoknak
instrumental	indiummal	indiumokkal
causal-final	indiumért	indiumokért
translative	indiummá	indiumokká
terminative	indiumig	indiumokig
essive-formal	indiumként	indiumokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	indiumban	indiumokban
superessive	indiumon	indiumokon
adessive	indiumnál	indiumoknál
illative	indiumba	indiumokba
sublative	indiumra	indiumokra
allative	indiumhoz	indiumokhoz
elative	indiumból	indiumokból
delative	indiumról	indiumokról
ablative	indiumtól	indiumoktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	indiumé	indiumoké
non-attributive possessive – plural	indiuméi	indiumokéi

Possessive forms of indium

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	indiumom	indiumaim
2nd person sing.	indiumod	indiumaid
3rd person sing.	indiuma	indiumai
1st person plural	indiumunk	indiumaink
2nd person plural	indiumotok	indiumaitok
3rd person plural	indiumuk	indiumaik

Latin

Chemical element
In
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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈɪn.di.ũː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈin̪.d̪i.um]

Noun

indium n (genitive indiī); second declension

1. indium

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	indium	india
genitive	indiī	indiōrum
dative	indiō	indiīs
accusative	indium	india
ablative	indiō	indiīs
vocative	indium	india

References

• "indium", in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)

Limburgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɪ˦nɖɔ˧m]

Noun

indium n

1. (uncountable) indium
2. A part of indium

Malay

Chemical element
In
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Etymology

From English indium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [indiom], [indiəm]
• Rhymes: -iom, -jom, -om

Noun

indium

1. indium (chemical element)

Romanian

Noun

indium n (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of indiu

Slovak

Chemical element
In
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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈindium/

• Audio:

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Noun

indium n

1. indium (element)

Declension

Declension of indium

	singulare tantum
nominative	indium
genitive	india
dative	indiu
accusative	indium
locative	indiu
instrumental	indiom

Further reading

• “indium”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

Swedish

Chemical element
In
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Pronunciation

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Noun

indium n (uncountable)

1. indium

Declension

Declension of indium

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	indium	indiums
	definite	indiumet	indiumets
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Declension of indium

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	indium	indiums
	definite	indiet	indiets
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Declension of indium

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	indium	indiums
	definite	indium	indiums
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

References

• indium in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• indium in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• Svensk MeSH