carbonium

English

Noun

carbonium (plural carboniums)

1. (dated, chemistry, deprecated) Any of several organic cations; carbocation or carbenium.

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Latin

Etymology

Derived from carbō, carbōnis (“charcoal, coal”) +‎ -ium (chemical element suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /karˈboː.ni.um/, [kärˈboːniʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /karˈbo.ni.um/, [kärˈbɔːnium]

Noun

carbōnium n (genitive carbōniī); second declension

1. (New Latin) carbon

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	carbōnium	carbōnia
Genitive	carbōniī	carbōniōrum
Dative	carbōniō	carbōniīs
Accusative	carbōnium	carbōnia
Ablative	carbōniō	carbōniīs
Vocative	carbōnium	carbōnia

Related terms

• carbō

Descendants

• Italian: carbonio