stannum
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin stannum.
Pronunciation
- enPR: stănʹəm, IPA(key): /ˈstænəm/
Noun
stannum (uncountable)
- (chemistry, rare) tin
Latin
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Sn | |
| Previous: indium (In) | |
| Next: stibium (Sb) | |
Alternative forms
- stagnum
Etymology
Of Celtic origin, from Proto-Celtic *stagnos; see also Irish stán.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈstan.num/, [ˈs̠t̪änːʊ̃ˑ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈstan.num/, [ˈst̪änːum]
Noun
stannum n (genitive stannī); second declension
- an alloy of silver and lead
- tin (the metal)
Usage notes
In Later Latin, it seems that stannum was replaced by a colloquial variant stagnum.
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | stannum | stanna |
| Genitive | stannī | stannōrum |
| Dative | stannō | stannīs |
| Accusative | stannum | stanna |
| Ablative | stannō | stannīs |
| Vocative | stannum | stanna |
Descendants
- Asturian: estañu
- Catalan: estany
- French: étain
- Friulian: stagn
- Galician: estaño
- Italian: stagno
- Occitan: estanh
- Portuguese: estanho
- Romanian: staniu
- Sardinian: istagnu, stàngiu
- Sicilian: stagnu
- Spanish: estaño
References
- “stannum”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- stannum in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- stannum in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- “stannum”, in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers