molybdenwm
Welsh edit
Chemical element | |
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Mo | |
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from English molybdenum, from New Latin molybdaenum, from molybdaena (“any of various substances resembling lead”), from Ancient Greek μολύβδαινα (molúbdaina, “a plummet, piece of lead”), from μόλυβδος (mólubdos, “lead; graphite”), from an Anatolian word cognate with Lydian 𐤪𐤠𐤭𐤦𐤥𐤣𐤠 (mariwda, “dark”), from Proto-Indo-European *morkʷ-iyo-, from a root *morkʷ- (“dark”).
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /mɔˈlɨ̞bdɛˌnʊm/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /mɔˈlɪbdɛˌnʊm/
- Rhymes: -ɨ̞bdɛnʊm
Noun edit
molybdenwm m (uncountable)
Mutation edit
Welsh mutation | |||
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radical | soft | nasal | aspirate |
molybdenwm | folybdenwm | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. |
References edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “molybdenwm”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies