erbiwm
Welsh
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Er | |
| Previous: holmiwm (Ho) | |
| Next: thwliwm (Tm) | |
Etymology
Borrowed from English erbium, from Swedish Ytterby (literally “outer village”), a town in Sweden. Doublet of terbiwm, yterbiwm, and ytriwm.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɛrbjʊm/
- Rhymes: -ɛrbjʊm
Noun
erbiwm m (uncountable)
- erbium
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| erbiwm | unchanged | unchanged | herbiwm |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||