aluminium

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See also Aluminium, and alumínium

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English [edit]

Chemical element
Al Previous: magnesium (Mg)
Next: silicon (Si)

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Etymology [edit]

Started to be used in 1812 as an alternative form of aluminum which was invented in the same year.[1], from Latin alumen, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂elud-.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • (Canada) IPA: /əˈluːmɪnəm/, X-SAMPA: /@"lu:mIn@m/
  • (RP) enPR: ăl"yo͝omĭn'ēəm, ăl"yo͝omĭn'yəm, IPA: /ˌæl.jʊˈmɪn.i.əm/, /ˌæl.jʊˈmɪn.jəm/, X-SAMPA: /%l.(j)U"mIn.i.@m/, /%{l.(j)U"mIn.j@m/
  • (file)
  • (US) enPR: ăl"(y)o͞omĭn'ēəm, ăl"(y)o͞omĭn'yəm, IPA: /ˌæl.(j)uˈmɪn.i.əm/, /ˌæl(j)uˈmɪn.j.əm/, X-SAMPA: /%l.(j)u"mIn.i@m/, /%{l.(j)u"mIn.j@m/
  • (file)
  • (file)

Noun [edit]

aluminium (uncountable)

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  1. A light, silvery metal extracted from bauxite, and a chemical element (symbol Al) with an atomic number of 13.

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References [edit]

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

Danish [edit]

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Etymology [edit]

Created in 1812, from Latin alūmen (alum).

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aluminium n (singular definite aluminiummet, not used in plural form)

  1. aluminum

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Dutch [edit]

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Chemical element
Al Previous: magnesium (Mg)
Next: silicium (Si)

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aluminium n (uncountable)

  1. aluminium

French [edit]

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aluminium

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aluminium m

  1. aluminum (element)

Latin [edit]

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Noun [edit]

alūminium (genitive alūminiī); n, second declension

  1. aluminium

Inflection [edit]

Number Singular Plural
nominative alūminium alūminia
genitive alūminiī alūminiōrum
dative alūminiō alūminiīs
accusative alūminium alūminia
ablative alūminiō alūminiīs
vocative alūminium alūminia

Malay [edit]

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Chemical element
Al Previous: magnesium (Mg)
Next: silikon (Si)

Etymology [edit]

From English aluminium.

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aluminium (Jawi spelling الومينيوم)

  1. aluminium (A silvery metal)

Polish [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: [alũˈmʲĩɲũm]
  • (file)

Noun [edit]

aluminium n (indeclinable)

  1. aluminum

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Swedish [edit]

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Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /alɵˈmiːnɪɵm/

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aluminium n (uncountable)

  1. aluminium

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