strontium

See also: Strontium

English

Chemical element
Sr
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Etymology

Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1808, after the earlier term strontianite, for the name of the Scottish town Strontian.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: strŏn'tēəm, IPA(key): /ˈstɹɒn.ti.əm/
  • (file)

Noun

strontium (usually uncountable, plural strontiums)

  1. The metallic chemical element (symbol Sr) with an atomic number of 38. It is a soft, reactive, silvery alkaline earth metal.
  2. (countable) A single atom of this element.
Strontium sample

Derived terms

  • bismuth strontium calcium copper oxide
  • rubidium-strontium
  • strontane
  • strontian (adjective)
  • strontic
  • strontium-90
  • strontium aluminate
  • strontium chloride
  • strontium chloride hexahydrate
  • strontium hydroxide
  • strontium nitrate
  • strontium nitride
  • strontium oxide
  • strontium platinocyanide
  • strontium ranelate
  • strontium titanate
  • strontium unit

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Afrikaans

Chemical element
Sr
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Next: yttrium (Y)

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

strontium (uncountable)

  1. strontium

Danish

Noun

strontium n (singular definite strontiummet, not used in plural form)

  1. strontium

Dutch

Chemical element
Sr
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Next: yttrium (Y)

Etymology

Borrowed from English strontium, named after Strontian.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstrɔn.(t)si.ʏm/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: stron‧ti‧um

Noun

strontium n (uncountable)

  1. strontium (chemical element) [from early 19th c.]

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstrontium/, [ˈs̠t̪ro̞n̪t̪ium]
  • Rhymes: -ontium
  • Syllabification(key): stron‧ti‧um

Noun

strontium

  1. strontium

Declension

Inflection of strontium (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative strontium strontiumit
genitive strontiumin strontiumien
partitive strontiumia strontiumeja
illative strontiumiin strontiumeihin
singular plural
nominative strontium strontiumit
accusative nom. strontium strontiumit
gen. strontiumin
genitive strontiumin strontiumien
partitive strontiumia strontiumeja
inessive strontiumissa strontiumeissa
elative strontiumista strontiumeista
illative strontiumiin strontiumeihin
adessive strontiumilla strontiumeilla
ablative strontiumilta strontiumeilta
allative strontiumille strontiumeille
essive strontiumina strontiumeina
translative strontiumiksi strontiumeiksi
instructive strontiumein
abessive strontiumitta strontiumeitta
comitative strontiumeineen
Possessive forms of strontium (type risti)
possessor singular plural
1st person strontiumini strontiumimme
2nd person strontiumisi strontiuminne
3rd person strontiuminsa

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stʁɔ̃.sjɔm/
  • (file)

Noun

strontium m (uncountable)

  1. strontium

Further reading


Latin

Chemical element
Sr
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Next: yttrium (Y)

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈstron.ti.um/, [ˈs̠t̪rɔn̪t̪iʊ̃ˑ]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈstron.t͡si.um/, [ˈst̪rɔnt̪͡s̪ium]

Noun

strontium n (genitive strontiī); second declension

  1. strontium

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative strontium strontia
Genitive strontiī strontiōrum
Dative strontiō strontiīs
Accusative strontium strontia
Ablative strontiō strontiīs
Vocative strontium strontia

Limburgish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈstro˦nʃɔ˧m]

Noun

strontium n

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

Inflection


Malay

Chemical element
Sr
Previous: rubidium (Rb)
Next: itrium (Y)

Etymology

From English strontium, from Scots Strontian.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [strɔntiom], [strɔntiəm], [strɔnʃəm]
  • Rhymes: -iom, -jom, -om

Noun

strontium

  1. strontium (chemical element)

Swedish

Chemical element
Sr
Previous: rubidium (Rb)
Next: yttrium (Y)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈstrɔntsɪɵm/

Noun

strontium n

  1. strontium

Declension

Declension of strontium 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative strontium strontiumet
Genitive strontiums strontiumets
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