cerium

See also: cérium

English

Chemical element
Ce
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Alternative forms

  • cererium (a name proposed (but not accepted) to indicate "cerium" does not come from the Greek word for "wax")

Etymology

From Ceres (a recently discovered asteroid) + -ium.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: sîr'ēəm, IPA(key): /ˈsɪəɹiəm/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɪəɹiəm

Noun

cerium (usually uncountable, plural ceriums)

  1. A chemical element (symbol Ce) with an atomic number of 58, a very soft, ductile, silvery-white metal that tarnishes when exposed to air.

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Anagrams

Danish

Noun

cerium

  1. cerium

Dutch

Chemical element
Ce
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Next: praseodymium (Pr)

Etymology

Borrowed from Swedish cerium, New Latin cerium or French cérium.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈseː.riˌʏm/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: ce‧ri‧um

Noun

cerium n (uncountable)

  1. cerium [from 1830s or earlier]

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English cerium).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈseːri.um/, [ˈs̠e̞ːri.um]

Noun

cerium

  1. cerium

Declension

Inflection of cerium (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative cerium
genitive ceriumin
partitive ceriumia
illative ceriumiin
singular plural
nominative cerium
accusative nom. cerium
gen. ceriumin
genitive ceriumin
partitive ceriumia
inessive ceriumissa
elative ceriumista
illative ceriumiin
adessive ceriumilla
ablative ceriumilta
allative ceriumille
essive ceriumina
translative ceriumiksi
abessive ceriumitta
instructive
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of cerium (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative ceriumini
accusative nom. ceriumini
gen. ceriumini
genitive ceriumini
partitive ceriumiani
inessive ceriumissani
elative ceriumistani
illative ceriumiini
adessive ceriumillani
ablative ceriumiltani
allative ceriumilleni
essive ceriuminani
translative ceriumikseni
abessive ceriumittani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative ceriumisi
accusative nom. ceriumisi
gen. ceriumisi
genitive ceriumisi
partitive ceriumiasi
inessive ceriumissasi
elative ceriumistasi
illative ceriumiisi
adessive ceriumillasi
ablative ceriumiltasi
allative ceriumillesi
essive ceriuminasi
translative ceriumiksesi
abessive ceriumittasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative ceriumimme
accusative nom. ceriumimme
gen. ceriumimme
genitive ceriumimme
partitive ceriumiamme
inessive ceriumissamme
elative ceriumistamme
illative ceriumiimme
adessive ceriumillamme
ablative ceriumiltamme
allative ceriumillemme
essive ceriuminamme
translative ceriumiksemme
abessive ceriumittamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative ceriuminne
accusative nom. ceriuminne
gen. ceriuminne
genitive ceriuminne
partitive ceriumianne
inessive ceriumissanne
elative ceriumistanne
illative ceriumiinne
adessive ceriumillanne
ablative ceriumiltanne
allative ceriumillenne
essive ceriuminanne
translative ceriumiksenne
abessive ceriumittanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative ceriuminsa
accusative nom. ceriuminsa
gen. ceriuminsa
genitive ceriuminsa
partitive ceriumiaan
ceriumiansa
inessive ceriumissaan
ceriumissansa
elative ceriumistaan
ceriumistansa
illative ceriumiinsa
adessive ceriumillaan
ceriumillansa
ablative ceriumiltaan
ceriumiltansa
allative ceriumilleen
ceriumillensa
essive ceriuminaan
ceriuminansa
translative ceriumikseen
ceriumiksensa
abessive ceriumittaan
ceriumittansa
instructive
comitative

Latin

Etymology 1

From Ancient Greek κηρίον (kēríon).

Pronunciation

Noun

cērium n (genitive cēriī or cērī); second declension

  1. A bad species of swelling or ulcer
Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cērium cēria
Genitive cēriī
cērī1
cēriōrum
Dative cēriō cēriīs
Accusative cērium cēria
Ablative cēriō cēriīs
Vocative cērium cēria

1Found in older Latin (until the Augustan Age).

Pronunciation

Noun

cerium n (genitive ceriī); second declension

  1. (New Latin) cerium
Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative cerium ceria
Genitive ceriī ceriōrum
Dative ceriō ceriīs
Accusative cerium ceria
Ablative ceriō ceriīs
Vocative cerium ceria

References

  • cerium”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • cerium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Swedish

Chemical element
Ce
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Next: praseodym (Pr)

Noun

cerium n

  1. cerium

Declension

Declension of cerium 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative cerium ceriumet
Genitive ceriums ceriumets
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