lantāns

Latvian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek λανθάνω (lanthánō, “escape notice”), because it had gone long undetected in mineral ores.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Chemical element
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lantāns m (1st declension)

1. lanthanum (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 57.)

   lantāna savienojumi ― lanthanum compounds

   lantāns ir sudrabbalts, mīksts metāls ― lanthanum is a silvery white, soft metal

Declension

Declension of lantāns (1st declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	lantāns	—
accusative (akuzatīvs)	lantānu	—
genitive (ģenitīvs)	lantāna	—
dative (datīvs)	lantānam	—
instrumental (instrumentālis)	lantānu	—
locative (lokatīvs)	lantānā	—
vocative (vokatīvs)	lantān	—