aluminium

English

Alternative forms

• aluminum (US, Canada, Philippines) (see § Usage notes below)

Etymology

First used in 1812 as an alternative form of aluminum which was coined in the same year. From Latin alūmen +‎ -ium.

• For information on the origins of the two spellings, see the Wikipedia article.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General Australian) enPR: ăl"yo͝omĭn'ēəm, ăl"yo͝omĭn'yəm, IPA^(key): /ˌæl.(j)ʊˈmɪn.i.əm/, /ˌæl.(j)ʊˈmɪn.jəm/

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• (US) enPR: ăl"(y)o͞omĭn'ēəm, ăl"(y)o͞omĭn'yəm, IPA^(key): /ˌæl.(j)uˈmɪn.i.əm/, /ˌæl.(j)uˈmɪn.jəm/ (or like aluminum)
• (Canada) enPR: əlo͞om'ĭnəm, IPA^(key): /əˈluːmɪnəm/ (corresponding to aluminum)
• (New Zealand) enPR: ăl"(y)əmĭn'yəm, IPA^(key): /ˌɛl.(j)ɘˈmɘn.jɘm/

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Noun

aluminium (countable and uncountable, plural aluminiums)

English Wikipedia has an article on:

aluminium

Wikipedia

2. A light, silvery metal extracted from bauxite, and a chemical element (symbol Al) with an atomic number of 13.
3. (countable) A single atom of this element.
4. (slang) Aircraft or other machinery made partially or wholly of aluminium.

Usage notes

The spelling aluminium is used internationally in chemistry as recommended by IUPAC. In everyday use aluminium is generally used in Commonwealth countries, while aluminum is used in US English.

Synonyms

• alumium (obsolete)
• E173 when used as a food colouring

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

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Afrikaans

Pronunciation

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Noun

aluminium (uncountable)

1. aluminium

Danish

Danish Wikipedia has an article on:

aluminium

Wikipedia ^da

Etymology

Created in 1812, from Latin alūmen (“alum”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aluminjɔm/,
• Rhymes: -ɔm

Noun

aluminium n (singular definite aluminiummet, not used in plural form)

1. aluminum

Synonyms

• E173 (when used as a food colouring)

Dutch

Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:

aluminium

Wikipedia ^nl

Etymology

Borrowed from English aluminium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌaː.lyˈmi.ni.ʏm/

• aluminium

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• Hyphenation: alu‧mi‧ni‧um

Noun

aluminium n (uncountable)

1. aluminium

Derived terms

• aluminiumfolie

Descendants

• → Caribbean Javanese: alminiyum
• → Indonesian: aluminium
• → Sranan Tongo: aluminium

French

French Wikipedia has an article on:

aluminium

Wikipedia ^fr

Etymology

Borrowed from English aluminium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ly.mi.njɔm/

• aluminium

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Noun

aluminium m (plural aluminiums)

1. aluminum (element)

Descendants

• Lingala: aluminyu
• → Portuguese: alumínio

Further reading

• “aluminium”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.

Indonesian

Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:

aluminium

Wikipedia ^id

Etymology

From Dutch aluminium, from English aluminium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: alu‧mi‧ni‧um

Noun

aluminium

1. aluminium (a silvery metal)

Alternative forms

• aloeminioem (superseded)
• alumunium

Derived terms

Further reading

• “aluminium” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Latin

Latin Wikipedia has an article on:

aluminium

Wikipedia ^la

Etymology

Derived from alūmen, alūminis (“alum”) +‎ -ium (chemical element suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /a.luːˈmi.ni.um/,
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /a.luˈmi.ni.um/,

Noun

alūminium n (genitive alūminiī); second declension

1. (New Latin) aluminium

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Malay

Malay Wikipedia has an article on:

aluminium

Wikipedia ^ms

Alternative forms

• الومينيوم

Etymology

From English aluminium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aluminiom/
• Rhymes: -iom, -jom, -om

Noun

aluminium (Jawi spelling الومينيوم)

1. aluminium (A silvery metal)

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:

aluminium

Wikipedia ^no

Etymology

From Latin alumen.

Noun

aluminium m or n (definite singular aluminiumen or aluminiumet) (uncountable)

1. aluminium (UK), or aluminum (US) (chemical element and metal, symbol Al)

Derived terms

• aluminiumsfolie

References

• “aluminium” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia has an article on:

aluminium

Wikipedia ⁿⁿ

Etymology

From Latin alumen.

Noun

aluminium m or n (definite singular aluminiumen or aluminiumet) (uncountable)

1. aluminium (UK), or aluminum (US) (chemical element and metal, symbol Al)

Derived terms

• aluminiumsfolie

References

• “aluminium” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from English aluminium, from Latin alumen. First attested in 1818.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.luˈmi.ɲum/

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• Rhymes: -iɲum
• Syllabification: a‧lu‧mi‧nium

Noun

aluminium n (indeclinable)

1. aluminum

   Synonym: glin

Derived terms

Collocations

References

Further reading

• aluminium in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• aluminium in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “aluminium”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861‎
• J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1900), “aluminjum”, in Słownik języka polskiego‎ (in Polish), volume 1, Warsaw, page 28

Romanian

Noun

aluminium n (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of aluminiu

Swedish

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:

aluminium

Wikipedia ^sv

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alɵˈmiːnɪɵm/

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Noun

aluminium n (uncountable)

1. aluminium

Declension

References

• aluminium in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)