calciu
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Asturian
Pronunciation
Noun
calciu m
- calcium (chemical element)
Romanian
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Ca | |
| Previous: potasiu, kaliu (K) | |
| Next: scandiu (Sc) | |
Etymology
Borrowed from French calcium, from English calcium, from New Latin calcium, derived by Sir Humphry Davy in 1808, from Latin calx ("lime", "limestone") because it occurs in limestone.
Pronunciation
Noun
calciu n (uncountable)
- calcium (chemical element)
Declension
| singular only | indefinite | definite |
|---|---|---|
| nominative-accusative | calciu | calciul |
| genitive-dative | calciu | calciului |
| vocative | calciule | |
References
- calciu in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)