erbium

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English

Chemical element
Er
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Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin erbium; itself from Swedish Ytterby (the name of the town where the element was first discovered) +‎ -ium, coined by Swedish chemist and mineralogist Carl Gustaf Mosander in 1843. Doublet of terbium, ytterbium, and yttrium.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɜː.bɪ.əm/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • (US) enPR: ûr'bē-əm, IPA(key): /ˈɝ.bi.əm/
  • Audio (General American):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)biəm

Noun

erbium (countable and uncountable, plural erbiums)

  1. A chemical element (symbol Er) with atomic number 68: a silvery-white metal, in nature always found in combination with other elements.
  2. (countable) A single atom of this element.

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

Afrikaans

Chemical element
Er
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Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Noun

erbium (uncountable)

  1. erbium

Derived terms

Czech

Chemical element
Er
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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɛrbɪjum]

Noun

erbium n

  1. erbium (metallic chemical element with an atomic number of 68)

Declension

Declension of erbium (semisoft neuter foreign)
singular plural
nominative erbium erbia
genitive erbia erbií
dative erbiu erbiím
accusative erbium erbia
vocative erbium erbia
locative erbiu erbiích
instrumental erbiem erbii

Danish

Chemical element
Er
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Etymology

From Swedish Ytterby +‎ -ium.

Noun

erbium n (singular definite erbiummet, not used in plural form)

  1. erbium
    • 1874, Beretning ..., page 29:
      ... at Thorium maaske bør betragtes som fireatomet, Cer, Lanthan, Didym, Erbium og Yttrium derimod som treatomige.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 2016, Yrsa Sigurdardottir, DNA, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:
      Erbium, stoffet med atomnummer otteogtres og atomtegn Er.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
    • 1881, Tidsskrift for physik og chemi: samt disse videnskabers anvendelse ...:
      ... Vanadium, Antimon, Tantal, Erbium, Ytterbium, Cerium, ...
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Declension

Declension of erbium
neuter
gender 		singular
indefinite definite
nominative erbium erbiummet
genitive erbiums erbiummets

References

Dutch

Chemical element
Er
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Next: thulium (Tm)

Etymology

Borrowed. Named after Ytterby in Sweden.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛr.biˌʏm/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: er‧bi‧um
  • Rhymes: -ɛrbiʏm

Noun

erbium n (uncountable)

  1. erbium

Estonian

Chemical element
Er
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Next: tuulium (Th)

Etymology

German Erbium.

Noun

erbium (genitive erbiumi, partitive erbiumi or erbiumit)

  1. erbium

Declension

Declension of erbium (ÕS type 19/seminar, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative erbium erbiumid
accusative nom.
gen. erbiumi
genitive erbiumide
partitive erbiumi erbiume
erbiumisid
illative erbiumi
erbiumisse 		erbiumidesse
erbiumesse
inessive erbiumis erbiumides
erbiumes
elative erbiumist erbiumidest
erbiumest
allative erbiumile erbiumidele
erbiumele
adessive erbiumil erbiumidel
erbiumel
ablative erbiumilt erbiumidelt
erbiumelt
translative erbiumiks erbiumideks
erbiumeks
terminative erbiumini erbiumideni
essive erbiumina erbiumidena
abessive erbiumita erbiumideta
comitative erbiumiga erbiumidega
Declension of erbium (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
singular plural
nominative erbium —
accusative nom.
gen. erbiumi
genitive —
partitive erbiumit —
illative erbiumisse —
inessive erbiumis —
elative erbiumist —
allative erbiumile —
adessive erbiumil —
ablative erbiumilt —
translative erbiumiks —
terminative erbiumini —
essive erbiumina —
abessive erbiumita —
comitative erbiumiga —

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English erbium).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈerbium/, [ˈe̞rbium]
  • Rhymes: -erbium
  • Syllabification(key): er‧bi‧um
  • Hyphenation(key): er‧bi‧um

Noun

erbium

  1. erbium

Declension

Inflection of erbium (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative erbium erbiumit
genitive erbiumin erbiumien
partitive erbiumia erbiumeja
illative erbiumiin erbiumeihin
singular plural
nominative erbium erbiumit
accusative nom. erbium erbiumit
gen. erbiumin
genitive erbiumin erbiumien
partitive erbiumia erbiumeja
inessive erbiumissa erbiumeissa
elative erbiumista erbiumeista
illative erbiumiin erbiumeihin
adessive erbiumilla erbiumeilla
ablative erbiumilta erbiumeilta
allative erbiumille erbiumeille
essive erbiumina erbiumeina
translative erbiumiksi erbiumeiksi
abessive erbiumitta erbiumeitta
instructive — erbiumein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of erbium (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative erbiumini erbiumini
accusative nom. erbiumini erbiumini
gen. erbiumini
genitive erbiumini erbiumieni
partitive erbiumiani erbiumejani
inessive erbiumissani erbiumeissani
elative erbiumistani erbiumeistani
illative erbiumiini erbiumeihini
adessive erbiumillani erbiumeillani
ablative erbiumiltani erbiumeiltani
allative erbiumilleni erbiumeilleni
essive erbiuminani erbiumeinani
translative erbiumikseni erbiumeikseni
abessive erbiumittani erbiumeittani
instructive — —
comitative — erbiumeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative erbiumisi erbiumisi
accusative nom. erbiumisi erbiumisi
gen. erbiumisi
genitive erbiumisi erbiumiesi
partitive erbiumiasi erbiumejasi
inessive erbiumissasi erbiumeissasi
elative erbiumistasi erbiumeistasi
illative erbiumiisi erbiumeihisi
adessive erbiumillasi erbiumeillasi
ablative erbiumiltasi erbiumeiltasi
allative erbiumillesi erbiumeillesi
essive erbiuminasi erbiumeinasi
translative erbiumiksesi erbiumeiksesi
abessive erbiumittasi erbiumeittasi
instructive — —
comitative — erbiumeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative erbiumimme erbiumimme
accusative nom. erbiumimme erbiumimme
gen. erbiumimme
genitive erbiumimme erbiumiemme
partitive erbiumiamme erbiumejamme
inessive erbiumissamme erbiumeissamme
elative erbiumistamme erbiumeistamme
illative erbiumiimme erbiumeihimme
adessive erbiumillamme erbiumeillamme
ablative erbiumiltamme erbiumeiltamme
allative erbiumillemme erbiumeillemme
essive erbiuminamme erbiumeinamme
translative erbiumiksemme erbiumeiksemme
abessive erbiumittamme erbiumeittamme
instructive — —
comitative — erbiumeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative erbiuminne erbiuminne
accusative nom. erbiuminne erbiuminne
gen. erbiuminne
genitive erbiuminne erbiumienne
partitive erbiumianne erbiumejanne
inessive erbiumissanne erbiumeissanne
elative erbiumistanne erbiumeistanne
illative erbiumiinne erbiumeihinne
adessive erbiumillanne erbiumeillanne
ablative erbiumiltanne erbiumeiltanne
allative erbiumillenne erbiumeillenne
essive erbiuminanne erbiumeinanne
translative erbiumiksenne erbiumeiksenne
abessive erbiumittanne erbiumeittanne
instructive — —
comitative — erbiumeinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative erbiuminsa erbiuminsa
accusative nom. erbiuminsa erbiuminsa
gen. erbiuminsa
genitive erbiuminsa erbiumiensa
partitive erbiumiaan
erbiumiansa 		erbiumejaan
erbiumejansa
inessive erbiumissaan
erbiumissansa 		erbiumeissaan
erbiumeissansa
elative erbiumistaan
erbiumistansa 		erbiumeistaan
erbiumeistansa
illative erbiumiinsa erbiumeihinsa
adessive erbiumillaan
erbiumillansa 		erbiumeillaan
erbiumeillansa
ablative erbiumiltaan
erbiumiltansa 		erbiumeiltaan
erbiumeiltansa
allative erbiumilleen
erbiumillensa 		erbiumeilleen
erbiumeillensa
essive erbiuminaan
erbiuminansa 		erbiumeinaan
erbiumeinansa
translative erbiumikseen
erbiumiksensa 		erbiumeikseen
erbiumeiksensa
abessive erbiumittaan
erbiumittansa 		erbiumeittaan
erbiumeittansa
instructive — —
comitative — erbiumeineen
erbiumeinensa

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛʁ.bjɔm/
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Noun

erbium m (uncountable)

  1. erbium

Hungarian

Chemical element
Er
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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈɛrbijum]
  • Hyphenation: er‧bi‧um
  • Rhymes: -um

Noun

erbium (usually uncountable, plural erbiumok)

  1. erbium (chemical element)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative erbium erbiumok
accusative erbiumot erbiumokat
dative erbiumnak erbiumoknak
instrumental erbiummal erbiumokkal
causal-final erbiumért erbiumokért
translative erbiummá erbiumokká
terminative erbiumig erbiumokig
essive-formal erbiumként erbiumokként
essive-modal — —
inessive erbiumban erbiumokban
superessive erbiumon erbiumokon
adessive erbiumnál erbiumoknál
illative erbiumba erbiumokba
sublative erbiumra erbiumokra
allative erbiumhoz erbiumokhoz
elative erbiumból erbiumokból
delative erbiumról erbiumokról
ablative erbiumtól erbiumoktól
non-attributive
possessive – singular 		erbiumé erbiumoké
non-attributive
possessive – plural 		erbiuméi erbiumokéi
Possessive forms of erbium
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. erbiumom erbiumaim
2nd person sing. erbiumod erbiumaid
3rd person sing. erbiuma erbiumai
1st person plural erbiumunk erbiumaink
2nd person plural erbiumotok erbiumaitok
3rd person plural erbiumuk erbiumaik

Latin

Etymology

    From Swedish Ytterby (the name of the town where the element was first discovered) +‎ -ium. Coined by Swedish chemist and mineralogist Carl Gustaf Mosander in 1843.

    Pronunciation

    Noun

    erbium n (genitive erbiī); second declension

    1. erbium

    Declension

    Second-declension noun (neuter).

    singular plural
    nominative erbium erbia
    genitive erbiī erbiōrum
    dative erbiō erbiīs
    accusative erbium erbia
    ablative erbiō erbiīs
    vocative erbium erbia

    Limburgish

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [ˈæ˨ʁbjɔ˧m]

    Noun

    erbium n

    1. (uncountable) erbium
    2. A part of erbium

    Malay

    Chemical element
    Er
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    Next: tulium (Tm)

    Etymology

    From English erbium, from Swedish Ytterby.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [ə(r)biom], [ə(r)biəm]
    • Rhymes: -iom, -jom, -om

    Noun

    erbium

    1. erbium (chemical element)

    Slovak

    Chemical element
    Er
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    Etymology

    From the Swedish town of Ytterby.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈɛrbium/

    Noun

    erbium n (genitive singular erbia, declension pattern of mesto)

    1. erbium (element)

    Declension

    Declension of erbium
    singulare tantum
    nominative erbium
    genitive erbia
    dative erbiu
    accusative erbium
    locative erbiu
    instrumental erbiom

    References

    • “erbium”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

    Swedish

    Chemical element
    Er
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    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈɛrbɪɵm/
    • Audio:(file)

    Noun

    erbium c

    1. erbium

    Declension

    Declension of erbium
    nominative genitive
    singular indefinite erbium erbiums
    definite erbiumet erbiumets
    plural indefinite — —
    definite — —
    Declension of erbium
    nominative genitive
    singular indefinite erbium erbiums
    definite erbiet erbiets
    plural indefinite — —
    definite — —
    Declension of erbium
    nominative genitive
    singular indefinite erbium erbiums
    definite erbium erbiums
    plural indefinite — —
    definite — —

    References

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