florentium

florentium

See also: Florentium

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian florentium, florenzio, from Latin Florentia (“Florence”) + -ium (“metallic element”).[1]

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) enPR: flərĕnʹshĭəm, IPA^(key): /fləˈɹɛnʃɪəm/,[1]

Noun

florentium (uncountable)

1. (chemistry, disused nomenclature)[1] Promethium.[1]

Usage notes

• The corresponding element symbol of florentium was at first Fr, and changed to Fl with the discovery of francium in 1939.

Translations

chemical element

French: florentium (fr) m German: Florentium n

Italian: florenziom m

References

1. “florentium” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2^nd Ed.; 1989]

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Latin

Adjective

flōrentium

1. genitive masculine plural of flōrens
2. genitive feminine plural of flōrens
3. genitive neuter plural of flōrens