silicium

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English

Etymology

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    Latin silexbor.
    English silicium

    Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1808, from Latin silex (“flint”).

    Noun

    silicium (uncountable)

    1. (obsolete) The chemical element silicon.

    Danish

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    Chemical element
    Si
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    Etymology

    From Latin silex +‎ -ium.

    Noun

    silicium n (singular definite siliciummet or siliciumet, not used in plural form)

    1. silicon

    Declension

    Declension of silicium
    neuter
    gender     		singular
    indefinite definite
    nominative silicium siliciummet
    siliciumet
    genitive siliciums siliciummets
    siliciumets

    References

    Dutch

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    Chemical element
    Si
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    Etymology

    Borrowed from English silicium, from Latin silicium, from silex (“flint”).

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˌsiˈli.si.ʏm/
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    • Hyphenation: si‧li‧ci‧um

    Noun

    silicium n (uncountable)

    1. silicon (chemical element with atomic number 14)

    French

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    Etymology

    From Latin silicium, from silex (“flint”).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    silicium m (plural siliciums)

    1. silicon

    Descendants

    • Lingala: siliki

    Further reading

    Latin

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    Chemical element
    Si
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    Etymology

    Derived from silex, silicis (“flint”) +‎ -ium (chemical element suffix).

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    silicium n (genitive siliciī); second declension

    1. silicon (chemical element 14)

    Declension

    Second-declension noun (neuter).

    singular plural
    nominative silicium silicia
    genitive siliciī siliciōrum
    dative siliciō siliciīs
    accusative silicium silicia
    ablative siliciō siliciīs
    vocative silicium silicia

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