promethium
See also: Promethium and prométhium
English
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Pm | |
| Previous: neodymium (Nd) | |
| Next: samarium (Sm) | |
Alternative forms
- prometheum (formerly)
Etymology
1945. From the name of the Greek god Prometheus, who stole the fire from Mount Olympus and brought it down to mankind + -ium.
Pronunciation
- enPR: prōmē'thēəm, IPA(key): /pɹoʊˈmiːθiəm/
Audio (Southern England): (file) Audio (General American): (file)
Noun
promethium (uncountable)
- A metallic chemical element (symbol Pm) with an atomic number of 61.
Synonyms
- (metallic element): (disused) cyclonium, (disused) florentium, (disused) illinium
Derived terms
- promethium chloride
- promethium nitrate
Related terms
- promethea
- promethean
- Prometheus
Translations
chemical element
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Danish
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Pm | |
| Previous: neodym (Nd) | |
| Next: samarium (Sm) | |
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Προμηθεύς (Promētheús) + -ium.
Noun
promethium n (singular definite promethiummet, not used in plural form)
Declension
| neuter gender |
singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | promethium | promethiummet |
| genitive | promethiums | promethiummets |
References
Dutch
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Pm | |
| Previous: neodymium (Nd) | |
| Next: samarium (Sm) | |
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
promethium n (uncountable)
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [prɔˈmeː.tʰi.ũː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [proˈmɛː.t̪i.um]
Noun
promēthium n (genitive promēthiī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | promēthium | promēthia |
| genitive | promēthiī | promēthiōrum |
| dative | promēthiō | promēthiīs |
| accusative | promēthium | promēthia |
| ablative | promēthiō | promēthiīs |
| vocative | promēthium | promēthia |
Limburgish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [pɘʁˈmeː˨ðɖɔ˧m]
Noun
promethium n
- (uncountable) promethium
- A part of promethium