silicium
See also: Silicium
English
Etymology
Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1808, from Latin silex (“flint”).
Noun
silicium (uncountable)
- (obsolete) The non-metallic chemical element silicon.
Danish
Noun
silicium
- silicon (element)
Declension
Declension of silicium
neuter gender | Singular | Plural | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | silicium | siliciummet | silicium | siliciummene |
genitive | siliciums | siliciummets | siliciums | siliciummenes |
Dutch
Chemical element | |
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Si | |
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Next: fosfor (P) |
Etymology
Borrowed from English silicium, from Latin silicium, from silex (“flint”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌsiˈli.si.ʏm/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: si‧li‧ci‧um
Noun
silicium n (uncountable)
- silicon (chemical element with atomic number 14)
Related terms
- silicone
French
Etymology
From Latin silicium, from silex (“flint”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /si.li.sjɔm/
Audio (Paris) (file)
Noun
silicium m (plural siliciums)
- silicon
Descendants
- Lingala: siliki
Further reading
- “silicium”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Latin
Chemical element | |
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Si | |
Previous: aluminium (Al) | |
Next: phosphorus (P) |
Etymology
Derived from silex, silicis (“flint”) + -ium (chemical element suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /siˈli.ki.um/, [s̠ɪˈlʲɪkiʊ̃ˑ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /siˈli.t͡ʃi.um/, [siˈliːt͡ʃium]
Noun
silicium n (genitive siliciī); second declension
- silicon (chemical element 14)
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | silicium | silicia |
Genitive | siliciī | siliciōrum |
Dative | siliciō | siliciīs |
Accusative | silicium | silicia |
Ablative | siliciō | siliciīs |
Vocative | silicium | silicia |
Related terms
- silica
Descendants
- Dutch: silicium
- English: silicon
- Esperanto: silicio
- Galician: silicio
- Italian: silicio
- Portuguese: silício
- Spanish: silicio