neptunium
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A sphere of neptunium. Warning: Do not try this at home. Neptunium is fissile; there is the risk of a criticality accident.
English
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Np | |
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Etymology
From Neptune + -ium, after the planet. The previous element is uranium, named after the previous planet: Uranus.
Pronunciation
- enPR: nĕptū'nēəm, IPA(key): /nɛpˈtjuːniəm/; enPR: nĕpto͞o'nēəm, IPA(key): /nɛpˈtuːniəm/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
neptunium (uncountable)
- The transuranic chemical element with atomic number 93 and symbol Np.
Derived terms
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
chemical element
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Afrikaans
| Chemical element | |
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| Np | |
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Noun
neptunium (uncountable)
Czech
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Np | |
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Pronunciation
Noun
neptunium n
Declension
Further reading
- “neptunium”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “neptunium”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
Danish
Noun
neptunium n
References
Dutch
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Np | |
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| Next: plutonium (Pu) | |
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
neptunium n (uncountable)
Finnish
Etymology
Internationalism (see English neptunium).
Pronunciation
Noun
neptunium
Declension
| Inflection of neptunium (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | neptunium | neptuniumit | |
| genitive | neptuniumin | neptuniumien | |
| partitive | neptuniumia | neptuniumeja | |
| illative | neptuniumiin | neptuniumeihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | neptunium | neptuniumit | |
| accusative | nom. | neptunium | neptuniumit |
| gen. | neptuniumin | ||
| genitive | neptuniumin | neptuniumien | |
| partitive | neptuniumia | neptuniumeja | |
| inessive | neptuniumissa | neptuniumeissa | |
| elative | neptuniumista | neptuniumeista | |
| illative | neptuniumiin | neptuniumeihin | |
| adessive | neptuniumilla | neptuniumeilla | |
| ablative | neptuniumilta | neptuniumeilta | |
| allative | neptuniumille | neptuniumeille | |
| essive | neptuniumina | neptuniumeina | |
| translative | neptuniumiksi | neptuniumeiksi | |
| abessive | neptuniumitta | neptuniumeitta | |
| instructive | — | neptuniumein | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
French
Pronunciation
Noun
neptunium m (uncountable)
Further reading
- “neptunium”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /nepˈtuː.ni.um/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /nepˈtu.ni.um/,
Noun
neptūnium n (genitive neptūniī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | neptūnium | neptūnia |
| genitive | neptūniī | neptūniōrum |
| dative | neptūniō | neptūniīs |
| accusative | neptūnium | neptūnia |
| ablative | neptūniō | neptūniīs |
| vocative | neptūnium | neptūnia |
Malay
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Np | |
| Previous: uranium (U) | |
| Next: plutonium (Pu) | |
Etymology
From English neptunium, from Neptune.
Pronunciation
Noun
neptunium
- neptunium (chemical element)
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Named after Neptun, the planet.
Noun
neptunium n (definite singular neptuniumet, uncountable)
- neptunium, a chemical element with atomic number 93 and symbol Np.
References
- “neptunium” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Named after Neptun, the planet.
Noun
neptunium n (definite singular neptuniumet, uncountable)
- neptunium, a chemical element with atomic number 93 and symbol Np.
References
- “neptunium” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Np | |
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| Next: plutonium (Pu) | |
Pronunciation
Noun
neptunium n
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | neptunium | neptuniums |
| definite | neptuniumet | neptuniumets | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | neptunium | neptuniums |
| definite | neptuniet | neptuniets | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | neptunium | neptuniums |
| definite | neptunium | neptuniums | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |