See also: Magnesium and magnésium

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Chemical element
Mg
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Etymology edit

From New Latin magnēsium, from Ancient Greek μαγνησία (magnēsía), after Μαγνησία (Magnēsía, Magnesia), a region in Thessaly. Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy, as a modification of his original suggestion, magnium.

Pronunciation edit

  • (UK) enPR: măgnē'zēəm, IPA(key): /ˌmæɡˈniːzi.əm/
  • (US) enPR: măgnē'zēəm, IPA(key): /ˌmæɡˈnizi.əm/; enPR: măgnē'zhəm, IPA(key): /ˌmæɡˈniʒəm/
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  • Hyphenation: mag‧ne‧si‧um

Noun edit

magnesium (uncountable)

 
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  1. The chemical element (symbol Mg) with an atomic number of 12. It is a light, easily flammable, silvery-white alkaline earth metal.
    • 1999, Chapter 1 "Barrens" Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson
      The building looked only like a wall glowing in the firelight, but sometimes a barrage of magnesium blue light made its windowframes jump out of the darkness.
 
Magnesium sample

Derived terms edit

Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Welsh: magnesiwm

Translations edit

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Chemical element
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magnesium (uncountable)

  1. magnesium

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Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /maɡˈne.sium/, [maʊ̯ˈneˀɕɔm]

Noun edit

magnesium n (singular definite magnesiummet, not used in plural form)

  1. (chemistry) magnesium

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Chemical element
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Etymology edit

Borrowed from New Latin magnesium. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˌmɑxˈneː.zi.ʏm/
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  • Hyphenation: mag‧ne‧si‧um

Noun edit

magnesium n (uncountable)

  1. magnesium

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Finnish edit

 
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Etymology edit

Internationalism (see English magnesium), ultimately from New Latin magnēsium.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈmɑɡne(ː)s(ː)ium/, [ˈmɑ̝ɡne̞(ː)(s̠)ˌs̠ium]
  • Rhymes: -ium
  • Syllabification(key): mag‧ne‧si‧um

Noun edit

magnesium

  1. magnesium

Declension edit

Inflection of magnesium (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative magnesium
genitive magnesiumin
partitive magnesiumia
illative magnesiumiin
singular plural
nominative magnesium
accusative nom. magnesium
gen. magnesiumin
genitive magnesiumin
partitive magnesiumia
inessive magnesiumissa
elative magnesiumista
illative magnesiumiin
adessive magnesiumilla
ablative magnesiumilta
allative magnesiumille
essive magnesiumina
translative magnesiumiksi
abessive magnesiumitta
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of magnesium (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative magnesiumini
accusative nom. magnesiumini
gen. magnesiumini
genitive magnesiumini
partitive magnesiumiani
inessive magnesiumissani
elative magnesiumistani
illative magnesiumiini
adessive magnesiumillani
ablative magnesiumiltani
allative magnesiumilleni
essive magnesiuminani
translative magnesiumikseni
abessive magnesiumittani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative magnesiumisi
accusative nom. magnesiumisi
gen. magnesiumisi
genitive magnesiumisi
partitive magnesiumiasi
inessive magnesiumissasi
elative magnesiumistasi
illative magnesiumiisi
adessive magnesiumillasi
ablative magnesiumiltasi
allative magnesiumillesi
essive magnesiuminasi
translative magnesiumiksesi
abessive magnesiumittasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative magnesiumimme
accusative nom. magnesiumimme
gen. magnesiumimme
genitive magnesiumimme
partitive magnesiumiamme
inessive magnesiumissamme
elative magnesiumistamme
illative magnesiumiimme
adessive magnesiumillamme
ablative magnesiumiltamme
allative magnesiumillemme
essive magnesiuminamme
translative magnesiumiksemme
abessive magnesiumittamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative magnesiuminne
accusative nom. magnesiuminne
gen. magnesiuminne
genitive magnesiuminne
partitive magnesiumianne
inessive magnesiumissanne
elative magnesiumistanne
illative magnesiumiinne
adessive magnesiumillanne
ablative magnesiumiltanne
allative magnesiumillenne
essive magnesiuminanne
translative magnesiumiksenne
abessive magnesiumittanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative magnesiuminsa
accusative nom. magnesiuminsa
gen. magnesiuminsa
genitive magnesiuminsa
partitive magnesiumiaan
magnesiumiansa
inessive magnesiumissaan
magnesiumissansa
elative magnesiumistaan
magnesiumistansa
illative magnesiumiinsa
adessive magnesiumillaan
magnesiumillansa
ablative magnesiumiltaan
magnesiumiltansa
allative magnesiumilleen
magnesiumillensa
essive magnesiuminaan
magnesiuminansa
translative magnesiumikseen
magnesiumiksensa
abessive magnesiumittaan
magnesiumittansa
instructive
comitative

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Noun edit

magnesium (uncountable)

  1. magnesium

Latin edit

Pronunciation edit

Etymology 1 edit

Form of magnēsius.

Adjective edit

magnēsium

  1. inflection of magnēsius:
    1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular
    2. accusative masculine singular

Etymology 2 edit

 
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Substantivization of the neuter form of magnēsius (of or pertaining to the region of Magnesia).

Noun edit

magnēsium n (genitive magnēsiī); second declension

  1. (New Latin) magnesium (chemical element 12)
    • 1782, D. Laurentius, Gulielmo Huntero, “Nova experimenta Chemica quae ad penitiorem Acidi e Pinguedine eruti cognitionem valere videntur”, in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, Part I, page 28:
      Magnesium nitratum nullum converſionem expertum eſt a noſtri acidi admixtione.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Declension edit

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative magnēsium magnēsia
Genitive magnēsiī magnēsiōrum
Dative magnēsiō magnēsiīs
Accusative magnēsium magnēsia
Ablative magnēsiō magnēsiīs
Vocative magnēsium magnēsia
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Limburgish edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [mɑ˧ˈɲeː˨ʒɔ˧m]

Noun edit

magnesium n

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

Inflection edit

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Etymology edit

From English magnesium, from New Latin magnēsium.

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magnesium (Jawi spelling مݢنيسيوم)

  1. magnesium (chemical element)

Northern Sami edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Norwegian magnesium.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈmakːneːˌsiuːm/

Noun edit

magnēsium

  1. magnesium

Inflection edit

Odd, no gradation
Nominative magnēsium
Genitive magnēsiuma
Singular Plural
Nominative magnēsium magnēsiumat
Accusative magnēsiuma magnēsiumiid
Genitive magnēsiuma magnēsiumiid
Illative magnēsiumii magnēsiumiidda
Locative magnēsiumis magnēsiumiin
Comitative magnēsiumiin magnēsiumiiguin
Essive magnēsiumin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person magnēsiuman magnēsiumeamẹ magnēsiumeamẹt
2nd person magnēsiumat magnēsiumeattẹ magnēsiumeattẹt
3rd person magnēsiumis magnēsiumeaskkạ magnēsiumeasẹt

Further reading edit

  • Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

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Etymology edit

From magnesia +‎ -ium.

Noun edit

magnesium m or n (definite singular magnesiumen or magnesiumet, uncountable)

  1. magnesium, chemical element, symbol Mg

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Etymology edit

From magnesia +‎ -ium.

Noun edit

magnesium m or n (definite singular magnesiumen or magnesiumet, uncountable)

  1. magnesium, chemical element, symbol Mg

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Chemical element
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magnesium n (uncountable)

  1. magnesium

Declension edit

Declension of magnesium 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative magnesium magnesiumet
Genitive magnesiums magnesiumets
Declension of magnesium 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative magnesium magnesiet
Genitive magnesiums magnesiets