rubidium

See also: Rubidium and rubídium

English

Chemical element
Rb
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Etymology

A New Latin word derived by German chemist R. W. Bunsen in 1861, from Latin rūbidus (red) because its spectrum has two red lines.[1]

Pronunciation

  • (UK) enPR: ro͞obĭd'ēəm, IPA(key): /ˌɹuːˈbɪd.i.əm/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)
  • Audio (General American):(file)

Noun

rubidium (countable and uncountable, plural rubidiums)

  1. (uncountable) The chemical element (symbol Rb) with an atomic number of 37. It is a soft, highly reactive alkali metal.
  2. (countable) A single atom of this element.

Derived terms

Translations

References

  1. ^ Chambers Dictionary of Etymology, Robert K. Barnhart (ed.), Chambers, 1988

Afrikaans

Chemical element
Rb
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Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Noun

rubidium (uncountable)

  1. rubidium

Czech

Chemical element
Rb
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Next: stroncium (Sr)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈrubiːdɪjum]
  • Hyphenation: ru‧bi‧dium

Noun

rubidium n

  1. rubidium

Declension

Danish

Chemical element
Rb
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Etymology

From Latin rūbidus +‎ -ium.

Noun

rubidium n (singular definite rubidiummet, not used in plural form)

  1. rubidium

Declension

Declension of rubidium
neuter
gender
singular
indefinite definite
nominative rubidium rubidiummet
genitive rubidiums rubidiummets

References

Dutch

Chemical element
Rb
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Next: strontium (Sr)

Etymology

Borrowed from German Rubidium.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌryˈbi.di.ʏm/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ru‧bi‧di‧um

Noun

rubidium n (uncountable)

  1. rubidium (chemical element) [from 1862]

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English rubidium).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrubidium/, [ˈrubiˌdium]
  • Rhymes: -ium
  • Syllabification(key): ru‧bi‧di‧um
  • Hyphenation(key): ru‧bi‧di‧um

Noun

rubidium

  1. rubidium

Declension

Inflection of rubidium (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative rubidium rubidiumit
genitive rubidiumin rubidiumien
partitive rubidiumia rubidiumeja
illative rubidiumiin rubidiumeihin
singular plural
nominative rubidium rubidiumit
accusative nom. rubidium rubidiumit
gen. rubidiumin
genitive rubidiumin rubidiumien
partitive rubidiumia rubidiumeja
inessive rubidiumissa rubidiumeissa
elative rubidiumista rubidiumeista
illative rubidiumiin rubidiumeihin
adessive rubidiumilla rubidiumeilla
ablative rubidiumilta rubidiumeilta
allative rubidiumille rubidiumeille
essive rubidiumina rubidiumeina
translative rubidiumiksi rubidiumeiksi
abessive rubidiumitta rubidiumeitta
instructive rubidiumein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of rubidium (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative rubidiumini rubidiumini
accusative nom. rubidiumini rubidiumini
gen. rubidiumini
genitive rubidiumini rubidiumieni
partitive rubidiumiani rubidiumejani
inessive rubidiumissani rubidiumeissani
elative rubidiumistani rubidiumeistani
illative rubidiumiini rubidiumeihini
adessive rubidiumillani rubidiumeillani
ablative rubidiumiltani rubidiumeiltani
allative rubidiumilleni rubidiumeilleni
essive rubidiuminani rubidiumeinani
translative rubidiumikseni rubidiumeikseni
abessive rubidiumittani rubidiumeittani
instructive
comitative rubidiumeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative rubidiumisi rubidiumisi
accusative nom. rubidiumisi rubidiumisi
gen. rubidiumisi
genitive rubidiumisi rubidiumiesi
partitive rubidiumiasi rubidiumejasi
inessive rubidiumissasi rubidiumeissasi
elative rubidiumistasi rubidiumeistasi
illative rubidiumiisi rubidiumeihisi
adessive rubidiumillasi rubidiumeillasi
ablative rubidiumiltasi rubidiumeiltasi
allative rubidiumillesi rubidiumeillesi
essive rubidiuminasi rubidiumeinasi
translative rubidiumiksesi rubidiumeiksesi
abessive rubidiumittasi rubidiumeittasi
instructive
comitative rubidiumeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative rubidiumimme rubidiumimme
accusative nom. rubidiumimme rubidiumimme
gen. rubidiumimme
genitive rubidiumimme rubidiumiemme
partitive rubidiumiamme rubidiumejamme
inessive rubidiumissamme rubidiumeissamme
elative rubidiumistamme rubidiumeistamme
illative rubidiumiimme rubidiumeihimme
adessive rubidiumillamme rubidiumeillamme
ablative rubidiumiltamme rubidiumeiltamme
allative rubidiumillemme rubidiumeillemme
essive rubidiuminamme rubidiumeinamme
translative rubidiumiksemme rubidiumeiksemme
abessive rubidiumittamme rubidiumeittamme
instructive
comitative rubidiumeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative rubidiuminne rubidiuminne
accusative nom. rubidiuminne rubidiuminne
gen. rubidiuminne
genitive rubidiuminne rubidiumienne
partitive rubidiumianne rubidiumejanne
inessive rubidiumissanne rubidiumeissanne
elative rubidiumistanne rubidiumeistanne
illative rubidiumiinne rubidiumeihinne
adessive rubidiumillanne rubidiumeillanne
ablative rubidiumiltanne rubidiumeiltanne
allative rubidiumillenne rubidiumeillenne
essive rubidiuminanne rubidiumeinanne
translative rubidiumiksenne rubidiumeiksenne
abessive rubidiumittanne rubidiumeittanne
instructive
comitative rubidiumeinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative rubidiuminsa rubidiuminsa
accusative nom. rubidiuminsa rubidiuminsa
gen. rubidiuminsa
genitive rubidiuminsa rubidiumiensa
partitive rubidiumiaan
rubidiumiansa
rubidiumejaan
rubidiumejansa
inessive rubidiumissaan
rubidiumissansa
rubidiumeissaan
rubidiumeissansa
elative rubidiumistaan
rubidiumistansa
rubidiumeistaan
rubidiumeistansa
illative rubidiumiinsa rubidiumeihinsa
adessive rubidiumillaan
rubidiumillansa
rubidiumeillaan
rubidiumeillansa
ablative rubidiumiltaan
rubidiumiltansa
rubidiumeiltaan
rubidiumeiltansa
allative rubidiumilleen
rubidiumillensa
rubidiumeilleen
rubidiumeillensa
essive rubidiuminaan
rubidiuminansa
rubidiumeinaan
rubidiumeinansa
translative rubidiumikseen
rubidiumiksensa
rubidiumeikseen
rubidiumeiksensa
abessive rubidiumittaan
rubidiumittansa
rubidiumeittaan
rubidiumeittansa
instructive
comitative rubidiumeineen
rubidiumeinensa

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ʁy.bi.djɔm/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

rubidium m (uncountable)

  1. rubidium

Further reading

Latin

Chemical element
Rb
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Pronunciation

Noun

rūbidium n (genitive rūbidiī); second declension

  1. rubidium

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Limburgish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʁyˈbi˦ɖɔ˧m]

Noun

rubidium n

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

Malay

Chemical element
Rb
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Next: strontium (Sr)

Etymology

From English rubidium, from New Latin rubidium, from Latin rūbidus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [rubidiom], [rubidiəm]
  • Rhymes: -iom, -jom, -om

Noun

rubidium

  1. rubidium (element with atomic number 37)

Swedish

Chemical element
Rb
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Pronunciation

  • Audio:(file)

Noun

rubidium n (uncountable)

  1. rubidium

Declension

Declension of rubidium
nominative genitive
singular indefinite rubidium rubidiums
definite rubidiumet rubidiumets
plural indefinite
definite
Declension of rubidium
nominative genitive
singular indefinite rubidium rubidiums
definite rubidiet rubidiets
plural indefinite
definite
Declension of rubidium
nominative genitive
singular indefinite rubidium rubidiums
definite rubidium rubidiums
plural indefinite
definite

References