potasiwm

Welsh

Chemical element
K
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Potasiwm

Etymology

Borrowed from English potassium, from Dutch potasch (“potash”). Doublet of pot.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔˈtasjʊm/
• Rhymes: -asjʊm

Noun

potasiwm m (uncountable)

1. potassium

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
potasiwm	botasiwm	mhotasiwm	photasiwm
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “potasiwm”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies