Tritium
See also: tritium
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Noun
Tritium n (strong, genitive Tritiums, no plural)
- tritium (hydrogen isotope, chemical symbol: T)
Declension
Declension of Tritium [sg-only, neuter, strong]
| singular | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | das | Tritium |
| genitive | eines | des | Tritiums |
| dative | einem | dem | Tritium |
| accusative | ein | das | Tritium |
Further reading
- “Tritium” in Duden online
Latin
Etymology
From a Hispano-Celtic language, from Proto-Celtic *tritiyos (“third”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈtri.ti.um/, [ˈt̪rɪt̪iʊ̃ˑ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈtrit.t͡si.um/, [ˈt̪rit̪ː͡s̪ium]
Proper noun
Tritium n sg (genitive Tritiī or Tritī); second declension
- A town of the Autrigones in Hispania Tarraconensis
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter), with locative, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Tritium |
| Genitive | Tritiī Tritī1 |
| Dative | Tritiō |
| Accusative | Tritium |
| Ablative | Tritiō |
| Vocative | Tritium |
| Locative | Tritiī |
1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).
References
- Tritium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
- “Tritium”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly