copernicium

See also: Copernicium

English

Chemical element (edit)
Cn Atomic number 112 copernicium
Classification data Period 7 Group 12 Block d-block Class transition metal
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English Wikipedia article on Copernicium

Etymology

From Copernicus +‎ -ium. Named after Polish astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus (1473–1543).

Pronunciation

• enPR: kōpərnĭsʹēəm, -nĭshʹēəm, IPA^(key): /koʊpəɹˈnɪsi.əm/, /-ʃi.əm/

• Audio (General American):

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• Audio (UK):

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Noun

copernicium (uncountable)

2. The transuranic chemical element (symbol Cn) with atomic number 112.
   • 2013, Eric Scerri, 30-Second Elements, →ISBN:

     Copernicium is one of a group of superheavy elements made artificially in a particle accelerator by colliding ions into a heavymetal target; and, like the other superheavy elements, it is radioactive and decays very quickly.

Synonyms

• eka-mercury
• ununbium

Derived terms

• trans-copernicium

Related terms

• Copernicus
• Copernican
• copernicate

Translations

chemical element

• Armenian: կոպեռնիցիում (kopeṙnicʻium)
• Asturian: coperniciu m
• Bashkir: коперниций (kopjernicij)
• Belarusian: каперніцый (kapjernicyj)
• Bengali: ইউনুনবিয়াম (iununbiẏam)
• Bulgarian: коперниций m (kopernicij)
• Catalan: copernici (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 鎶 / 鿔 (zh) (gē)

• Chuvash: коперници (kop̬ernitsi)
• Czech: kopernicium (cs)
• Dutch: copernicium (nl)
• Esperanto: kopernicio (eo), kopernisio
• Estonian: koperniitsium
• Finnish: kopernikium (fi)
• French: copernicium (fr)
• Georgian: კოპერნიციუმი (ḳoṗerniciumi)
• German: Copernicium (de)
• Greek: κοπερνίκιο (el) (koperníkio)
• Hebrew: קופרניקיום (he)
• Hungarian: kopernícium (hu)
• Ido: koperniko
• Italian: copernicio (it)
• Japanese: コペルニシウム (ja) (koperunishiumu)
• Kazakh: коперниций (kopernıyciyy)
• Korean: 코페르니슘 (ko) (kopereunisyum)
• Kyrgyz: коперниций (kopernitsiy)
• Latin: copernicium (la)
• Latvian: kopernikijs m
• Lithuanian: kopernikis m
• Malay: kopernisium
• Malayalam: കോപ്പർനിസിയം (kōppaṟnisiyaṁ)
• Persian: کوپرنیسیم (kopernisiom)
• Polish: kopernik (pl) m inan
• Portuguese: copernício (pt) m
• Romanian: coperniciu (ro)
• Russian: коперни́ций (ru) m (kopernícij)
• Serbo-Croatian: коперницијум
• Slovak: kopernícium
• Slovene: kopernicij (sl)
• Spanish: copernicio (es) m
• Swedish: copernicium (sv) n
• Tamil: கோப்பர்நீசியம் (ta) (kōpparnīciyam)
• Thai: โคเปอร์นิเซียม (koo-bpəə-ní-sîiam)
• Turkish: kopernikyum (tr)
• Ukrainian: коперницій m (kopernycij)
• Walloon: coperniciom
• Welsh: coperniciwm

Danish

Chemical element (edit)
Cn Atomic number 112 copernicium
Classification data Period 7 Group 12 Block d-block Class transition metal
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Alternative forms

• kopernikium

Etymology

From New Latin Copernicus +‎ -ium. Named after Nicolaus Copernicus.

Noun

copernicium n (singular definite coperniciummet, not used in plural form)

1. copernicium

   Synonym: ununbium

Declension

Declension of copernicium

neuter gender	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	copernicium	coperniciummet
genitive	coperniciums	coperniciummets

References

• “copernicium” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Chemical element (edit)
Cn Atomic number 112 copernicium
Classification data Period 7 Group 12 Block d-block Class transition metal
Previous: ← roentgenium (Rg)
Next: nihonium (Nh) →

Etymology

Borrowed from German Copernicium. Equivalent to Copernicus +‎ -ium. Officially named in 2010.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkoː.pɛrˈni.si.ʏm/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: co‧per‧ni‧ci‧um

Noun

copernicium n (uncountable, no diminutive)

1. copernicium [from 2009]

Latin

Chemical element (edit)
Cn Atomic number 112 copernicium
Classification data Period 7 Group 12 Block d-block Class transition metal
Previous: ← roentgenium (Rg)
Next: nihonium (Nh) →
Latin Wikipedia article on Copernicium

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [kɔ.pɛrˈnɪ.ki.ũː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ko.perˈniː.t͡ʃi.um]

Noun

copernicium n (genitive coperniciī); second declension

1. copernicium

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	copernicium	copernicia
genitive	coperniciī	coperniciōrum
dative	coperniciō	coperniciīs
accusative	copernicium	copernicia
ablative	coperniciō	coperniciīs
vocative	copernicium	copernicia

Swedish

Chemical element (edit)
Cn Atomic number 112 copernicium
Classification data Period 7 Group 12 Block d-block Class transition metal
Previous: ← röntgenium (Rg)
Next: nihonium (Nh) →

Noun

copernicium n (uncountable)

1. copernicium

Declension

Declension of copernicium

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	copernicium	coperniciums
	definite	coperniciumet	coperniciumets
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Declension of copernicium

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	copernicium	coperniciums
	definite	coperniciet	coperniciets
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Declension of copernicium

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	copernicium	coperniciums
	definite	copernicium	coperniciums
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—