curium

See also: Curium and -curium

English

Chemical element
Cm
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Etymology

From Curie +‎ -ium; named after Pierre and Marie Curie.

Pronunciation

• enPR: kūr'ēəm, IPA^(key): /ˈkjʊəɹiəm/

• Audio (Southern England)

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• Rhymes: -ʊəɹiəm

Noun

curium (uncountable)

1. A highly fissile transuranic chemical element (symbol Cm) with an atomic number of 96.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• curium bromide
• curium chloride
• curium dioxide
• curium iodide
• curium oxide
• curium tetrafluoride
• curium trioxide

Related terms

• curate
• curie
• curious
• curite

Translations

chemical element

• Afrikaans: curium (af)
• Albanian: kirium
• Arabic: كُورْيُوم‎ m (kuryum)
• Armenian: կյուրիում (kyurium)
• Asturian: curiu (ast) m
• Basque: kurioa
• Belarusian: кю́рый m (kjúryj)
• Breton: kuriom (br)
• Bulgarian: кю́рий m (kjúrij)
• Catalan: curi (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 鋦／锔 (zh) (jú)

• Cornish: curyum
• Czech: curium (cs) n
• Danish: curium (da) n
• Dutch: curium (nl) n
• Esperanto: kuriumo (eo)
• Estonian: kuurium (et)
• Faroese: kurium n
• Finnish: curium (fi)
• French: curium (fr) m
• Friulian: curi
• Galician: curio (gl) m
• Georgian: კიურიუმი (ḳiuriumi)
• German: Curium (de) n
• Greek: κιούριο (el) n (kioúrio)
• Hebrew: קיוריום‎ (qyuryum)
• Hungarian: kűrium (hu)
• Icelandic: kúrín (is)
• Irish: ciúiriam
• Italian: curio (it) m
• Japanese: キュリウム (ja) (kyuriumu)
• Kashubian: czur m
• Korean: 퀴륨 (ko) (kwiryum)
• Latin: curium (la)
• Latvian: kirijs
• Lithuanian: kiuris (lt)
• Luxembourgish: Kurium
• Macedonian: кириум m (kirium)
• Malay: kurium
• Maltese: kurjum
• Manx: curium
• Mongolian: кюри (mn) (kjüri)
• Norwegian: curium
• Persian: کوریم‎ (kuriom)
• Polish: kiur (pl) m
• Portuguese: cúrio (pt) m
• Romanian: curiu (ro) n
• Russian: кю́рий (ru) m (kjúrij)
• Scottish Gaelic: cùriam
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: кириj m, кириjум m

  Roman: kirij (sh) m, kirijum m

• Slovak: curium n
• Slovene: kirij (sl)
• Spanish: curio (es) m
• Swedish: curium (sv) n
• Tajik: кюрий (kyuriy)
• Tamil: கியூரியம் (ta) (kiyūriyam)
• Thai: คูเรียม (th) (kuu-rîiam)
• Turkish: küriyum (tr)
• Ukrainian: кю́рій m (kjúrij)
• Uzbek: кюрий (uz) (kyuriy), kyuriy (uz)
• Vietnamese: curi
• Volapük: kurin (vo)
• Welsh: curiwm
• West Frisian: curium

Afrikaans

Chemical element
Cm
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Noun

curium (uncountable)

1. curium

Czech

Chemical element
Cm
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Next: berkelium (Bk)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɪrɪjum]
• Hyphenation: cu‧rium

Noun

curium n

1. curium (transuranic chemical element with an atomic number of 96)

Declension

Declension of curium (semisoft neuter foreign)

	singular	plural
nominative	curium	curia
genitive	curia	curií
dative	curiu	curiím
accusative	curium	curia
vocative	curium	curia
locative	curiu	curiích
instrumental	curiem	curii

Danish

Noun

curium

1. curium

Dutch

Chemical element
Cm
Previous: americium (Am)
Next: berkelium (Bk)

Etymology

Borrowed from English curium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkyː.ri.ʏm/

• Audio

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• Hyphenation: cu‧ri‧um

Noun

curium n (uncountable)

1. curium

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English curium).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkurium/, [ˈkurium]

Noun

curium

1. curium

Declension

Inflection of curium (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		curium	curiumit
genitive		curiumin	curiumien
partitive		curiumia	curiumeja
illative		curiumiin	curiumeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		curium	curiumit
accusative	nom.	curium	curiumit
	gen.	curiumin
genitive		curiumin	curiumien
partitive		curiumia	curiumeja
inessive		curiumissa	curiumeissa
elative		curiumista	curiumeista
illative		curiumiin	curiumeihin
adessive		curiumilla	curiumeilla
ablative		curiumilta	curiumeilta
allative		curiumille	curiumeille
essive		curiumina	curiumeina
translative		curiumiksi	curiumeiksi
instructive		—	curiumein
abessive		curiumitta	curiumeitta
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of curium (type risti)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative curiumini curiumini accusative nom. curiumini curiumini gen. curiumini genitive curiumini curiumieni partitive curiumiani curiumejani inessive curiumissani curiumeissani elative curiumistani curiumeistani illative curiumiini curiumeihini adessive curiumillani curiumeillani ablative curiumiltani curiumeiltani allative curiumilleni curiumeilleni essive curiuminani curiumeinani translative curiumikseni curiumeikseni instructive — — abessive curiumittani curiumeittani comitative — curiumeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative curiumisi curiumisi accusative nom. curiumisi curiumisi gen. curiumisi genitive curiumisi curiumiesi partitive curiumiasi curiumejasi inessive curiumissasi curiumeissasi elative curiumistasi curiumeistasi illative curiumiisi curiumeihisi adessive curiumillasi curiumeillasi ablative curiumiltasi curiumeiltasi allative curiumillesi curiumeillesi essive curiuminasi curiumeinasi translative curiumiksesi curiumeiksesi instructive — — abessive curiumittasi curiumeittasi comitative — curiumeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative curiumimme curiumimme accusative nom. curiumimme curiumimme gen. curiumimme genitive curiumimme curiumiemme partitive curiumiamme curiumejamme inessive curiumissamme curiumeissamme elative curiumistamme curiumeistamme illative curiumiimme curiumeihimme adessive curiumillamme curiumeillamme ablative curiumiltamme curiumeiltamme allative curiumillemme curiumeillemme essive curiuminamme curiumeinamme translative curiumiksemme curiumeiksemme instructive — — abessive curiumittamme curiumeittamme comitative — curiumeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative curiuminne curiuminne accusative nom. curiuminne curiuminne gen. curiuminne genitive curiuminne curiumienne partitive curiumianne curiumejanne inessive curiumissanne curiumeissanne elative curiumistanne curiumeistanne illative curiumiinne curiumeihinne adessive curiumillanne curiumeillanne ablative curiumiltanne curiumeiltanne allative curiumillenne curiumeillenne essive curiuminanne curiumeinanne translative curiumiksenne curiumeiksenne instructive — — abessive curiumittanne curiumeittanne comitative — curiumeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative curiuminsa curiuminsa accusative nom. curiuminsa curiuminsa gen. curiuminsa genitive curiuminsa curiumiensa partitive curiumiaan curiumiansa curiumejaan curiumejansa inessive curiumissaan curiumissansa curiumeissaan curiumeissansa elative curiumistaan curiumistansa curiumeistaan curiumeistansa illative curiumiinsa curiumeihinsa adessive curiumillaan curiumillansa curiumeillaan curiumeillansa ablative curiumiltaan curiumiltansa curiumeiltaan curiumeiltansa allative curiumilleen curiumillensa curiumeilleen curiumeillensa essive curiuminaan curiuminansa curiumeinaan curiumeinansa translative curiumikseen curiumiksensa curiumeikseen curiumeiksensa instructive — — abessive curiumittaan curiumittansa curiumeittaan curiumeittansa comitative — curiumeineen curiumeinensa

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ky.ʁjɔm/

• Audio

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Noun

curium m (uncountable)

1. curium

Further reading

• “curium”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈku.ri.um/, [ˈkʊriʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈku.ri.um/, [ˈkuːrium]

Noun

curium n (genitive curiī); second declension

1. curium

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	curium	curia
Genitive	curiī	curiōrum
Dative	curiō	curiīs
Accusative	curium	curia
Ablative	curiō	curiīs
Vocative	curium	curia

Romanian

Noun

curium n (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of curiu

Declension

declension of curium (singular only)

	singular
n gender	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) curium	curiumul
genitive/dative	(unui) curium	curiumului
vocative	curiumule

Slovak

Chemical element
Cm
Previous: amerícium (Am)
Next: berkélium (Bk)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkyrium/

Noun

curium n (genitive singular curia, declension pattern of mesto)

1. curium (element)

Further reading

• curium in Slovak dictionaries at slovnik.juls.savba.sk

Swedish

Chemical element
Cm
Previous: americium (Am)
Next: berkelium (Bk)

Noun

curium n

1. curium

Declension

Declension of curium
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	curium	curiumet	—	—
Genitive	curiums	curiumets	—	—