Cer

See also: Appendix:Variations of "cer"

German

Chemical element (edit)
Ce Atomic number 58 Cer
Classification data Period 6 Group 3 Block f-block Class lanthanide
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Etymology

Named after the asteroid Ceres. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “What happened to the second syllable?”)

Pronunciation

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Cer n (strong, genitive Cers, no plural)

1. cerium

   Synonyms: Zer, Cerium

Declension

Declension of Cer [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Cer
genitive	eines	des	Cers
dative	einem	dem	Cer
accusative	ein	das	Cer

Coordinate terms

• (Chemical Element): Previous: Lanthan. Next: Praseodym

Further reading

• “Cer” in Duden online
• “Cer”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)

Luxembourgish

Chemical element (edit)
Ce Atomic number 58 Cer
Classification data Period 6 Group 3 Block f-block Class lanthanide
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Noun

Cer m (uncountable)

1. cerium