erbium

See also: Erbium

English

Chemical element
Er
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Etymology

After Ytterby, Sweden, +‎ -ium.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɜː.bɪ.əm/

• Audio (Southern England)

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• (US) enPR: ûr'bē-əm, IPA^(key): /ˈɝ.bi.əm/

Noun

erbium (countable and uncountable, plural erbiums)

1. A chemical element (symbol Er) with atomic number 68: a silvery-white metal, in nature always found in combination with other elements.
2. (countable) A single atom of this element.

Derived terms

• erbium oxide
• erbium trichloride

Related terms

• erbia
• terbium
• ytterbium
• yttrium

Translations

chemical element

• Afrikaans: erbium (af)
• Albanian: erbium
• Arabic: إِرْبِيُوم‎ m (ʔirbiyum)
• Armenian: էրբիում (hy) (ērbium)
• Asturian: erbiu (ast) m
• Basque: erbioa
• Belarusian: э́рбій m (érbij)
• Breton: erbiom (br)
• Bulgarian: е́рбий m (érbij)
• Catalan: erbi (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 鉺／铒 (zh) (ěr)

• Cornish: erbyum
• Czech: erbium (cs)
• Danish: erbium (da)
• Dutch: erbium (nl) n
• Esperanto: erbio (eo)
• Estonian: erbium (et)
• Faroese: erbium n
• Finnish: erbium (fi)
• French: erbium (fr) m
• Friulian: erbi
• Galician: erbio (gl) m
• Georgian: ერბიუმი (erbiumi)
• German: Erbium (de) n
• Greek: έρβιο (el) n (érvio)
• Hebrew: ארביום‎ (he) (érbiyum)
• Hindi: रक्तला (hi) (raktalā)
• Hungarian: erbium (hu)
• Icelandic: erbín (is)
• Irish: eirbiam
• Italian: erbio (it) m
• Japanese: エルビウム (ja) (erubiumu)
• Kashubian: érb
• Kazakh: эрбий (kk) (érbii)
• Khmer: អែប្យូម (ʼaepyoum)
• Korean: 에르븀 (ko) (ereubyum), 어븀 (eobyum)
• Latin: erbium (la)
• Latvian: erbijs
• Lithuanian: erbis (lt)
• Luxembourgish: Erbium
• Macedonian: ербиум m (erbium)
• Malay: erbium
• Maltese: erbjum
• Manx: erbium
• Mongolian: эрби (erbi)
• Norwegian: erbium (no)
• Polish: erb (pl) m
• Portuguese: érbio (pt) m
• Romanian: erbiu (ro) n
• Russian: э́рбий (ru) m (érbij)
• Scottish Gaelic: eirbiam
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: ербиj m, ербиjум m

  Roman: erbij (sh), erbijum m

• Slovak: erbium n
• Slovene: erbij (sl) m
• Spanish: erbio (es) m
• Swedish: erbium (sv)
• Tajik: Эрбий (Erbiy)
• Tamil: எல்லிரும்பு (ellirumpu)
• Thai: เออร์เบียม (əə-bîiam)
• Turkish: erbiyum (tr)
• Ukrainian: е́рбій m (érbij)
• Uzbek: эрбий (uz) (erbiy), erbiy (uz)
• Vietnamese: eribi
• Volapük: lerbin (vo)
• Welsh: erbiwm
• West Frisian: erbium

Anagrams

• imbrue, imbuer

Afrikaans

Chemical element
Er
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Pronunciation

• Audio

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Noun

erbium (uncountable)

1. erbium

Derived terms

• erbies

Czech

Chemical element
Er
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Next: thulium (Tm)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛrbɪjum]

Noun

erbium n

1. erbium (metallic chemical element with an atomic number of 68)

Declension

Declension of erbium (semisoft neuter foreign)

	singular	plural
nominative	erbium	erbia
genitive	erbia	erbií
dative	erbiu	erbiím
accusative	erbium	erbia
vocative	erbium	erbia
locative	erbiu	erbiích
instrumental	erbiem	erbii

Danish

Noun

erbium

1. erbium
   • 1874, Beretning ..., page 29:

     ... at Thorium maaske bør betragtes som fireatomet, Cer, Lanthan, Didym, Erbium og Yttrium derimod som treatomige.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 2016, Yrsa Sigurdardottir, DNA, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:

     Erbium, stoffet med atomnummer otteogtres og atomtegn Er.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 1881, Tidsskrift for physik og chemi: samt disse videnskabers anvendelse ...:

     ... Vanadium, Antimon, Tantal, Erbium, Ytterbium, Cerium, ...

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Dutch

Chemical element
Er
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Next: thulium (Tm)

Etymology

Borrowed. Named after Ytterby in Sweden.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛr.biˌʏm/

• Audio

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• Hyphenation: er‧bi‧um
• Rhymes: -ɛrbiʏm

Noun

erbium n (uncountable)

1. erbium

Related terms

• terbium
• ytterbium
• yttrium

Estonian

Chemical element
Er
Previous: holmium (Ho)
Next: tuulium (Th)

Etymology

German Erbium.

Noun

erbium (genitive erbiumi, partitive erbiumi or erbiumit)

1. erbium

Declension

Declension of erbium (ÕS type 19/seminar, no gradation)

	singular	plural
nominative	erbium	erbiumid
accusative	erbiumi	erbiumid
genitive	erbiumi	erbiumide
partitive	erbiumi	erbiume erbiumisid
illative	erbiumi erbiumisse	erbiumidesse erbiumesse
inessive	erbiumis	erbiumides erbiumes
elative	erbiumist	erbiumidest erbiumest
allative	erbiumile	erbiumidele erbiumele
adessive	erbiumil	erbiumidel erbiumel
ablative	erbiumilt	erbiumidelt erbiumelt
translative	erbiumiks	erbiumideks erbiumeks
terminative	erbiumini	erbiumideni
essive	erbiumina	erbiumidena
abessive	erbiumita	erbiumideta
comitative	erbiumiga	erbiumidega

Declension of erbium (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)

	singular	plural
nominative	erbium	—
accusative	erbiumi	—
genitive	erbiumi	—
partitive	erbiumit	—
illative	erbiumisse	—
inessive	erbiumis	—
elative	erbiumist	—
allative	erbiumile	—
adessive	erbiumil	—
ablative	erbiumilt	—
translative	erbiumiks	—
terminative	erbiumini	—
essive	erbiumina	—
abessive	erbiumita	—
comitative	erbiumiga	—

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English erbium).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈerbium/, [ˈe̞rbium]
• Rhymes: -erbium
• Syllabification^(key): er‧bi‧um

Noun

erbium

1. erbium

Declension

Inflection of erbium (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		erbium	erbiumit
genitive		erbiumin	erbiumien
partitive		erbiumia	erbiumeja
illative		erbiumiin	erbiumeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		erbium	erbiumit
accusative	nom.	erbium	erbiumit
	gen.	erbiumin
genitive		erbiumin	erbiumien
partitive		erbiumia	erbiumeja
inessive		erbiumissa	erbiumeissa
elative		erbiumista	erbiumeista
illative		erbiumiin	erbiumeihin
adessive		erbiumilla	erbiumeilla
ablative		erbiumilta	erbiumeilta
allative		erbiumille	erbiumeille
essive		erbiumina	erbiumeina
translative		erbiumiksi	erbiumeiksi
instructive		—	erbiumein
abessive		erbiumitta	erbiumeitta
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of erbium (type risti)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative erbiumini erbiumini accusative nom. erbiumini erbiumini gen. erbiumini genitive erbiumini erbiumieni partitive erbiumiani erbiumejani inessive erbiumissani erbiumeissani elative erbiumistani erbiumeistani illative erbiumiini erbiumeihini adessive erbiumillani erbiumeillani ablative erbiumiltani erbiumeiltani allative erbiumilleni erbiumeilleni essive erbiuminani erbiumeinani translative erbiumikseni erbiumeikseni instructive — — abessive erbiumittani erbiumeittani comitative — erbiumeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative erbiumisi erbiumisi accusative nom. erbiumisi erbiumisi gen. erbiumisi genitive erbiumisi erbiumiesi partitive erbiumiasi erbiumejasi inessive erbiumissasi erbiumeissasi elative erbiumistasi erbiumeistasi illative erbiumiisi erbiumeihisi adessive erbiumillasi erbiumeillasi ablative erbiumiltasi erbiumeiltasi allative erbiumillesi erbiumeillesi essive erbiuminasi erbiumeinasi translative erbiumiksesi erbiumeiksesi instructive — — abessive erbiumittasi erbiumeittasi comitative — erbiumeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative erbiumimme erbiumimme accusative nom. erbiumimme erbiumimme gen. erbiumimme genitive erbiumimme erbiumiemme partitive erbiumiamme erbiumejamme inessive erbiumissamme erbiumeissamme elative erbiumistamme erbiumeistamme illative erbiumiimme erbiumeihimme adessive erbiumillamme erbiumeillamme ablative erbiumiltamme erbiumeiltamme allative erbiumillemme erbiumeillemme essive erbiuminamme erbiumeinamme translative erbiumiksemme erbiumeiksemme instructive — — abessive erbiumittamme erbiumeittamme comitative — erbiumeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative erbiuminne erbiuminne accusative nom. erbiuminne erbiuminne gen. erbiuminne genitive erbiuminne erbiumienne partitive erbiumianne erbiumejanne inessive erbiumissanne erbiumeissanne elative erbiumistanne erbiumeistanne illative erbiumiinne erbiumeihinne adessive erbiumillanne erbiumeillanne ablative erbiumiltanne erbiumeiltanne allative erbiumillenne erbiumeillenne essive erbiuminanne erbiumeinanne translative erbiumiksenne erbiumeiksenne instructive — — abessive erbiumittanne erbiumeittanne comitative — erbiumeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative erbiuminsa erbiuminsa accusative nom. erbiuminsa erbiuminsa gen. erbiuminsa genitive erbiuminsa erbiumiensa partitive erbiumiaan erbiumiansa erbiumejaan erbiumejansa inessive erbiumissaan erbiumissansa erbiumeissaan erbiumeissansa elative erbiumistaan erbiumistansa erbiumeistaan erbiumeistansa illative erbiumiinsa erbiumeihinsa adessive erbiumillaan erbiumillansa erbiumeillaan erbiumeillansa ablative erbiumiltaan erbiumiltansa erbiumeiltaan erbiumeiltansa allative erbiumilleen erbiumillensa erbiumeilleen erbiumeillensa essive erbiuminaan erbiuminansa erbiumeinaan erbiumeinansa translative erbiumikseen erbiumiksensa erbiumeikseen erbiumeiksensa instructive — — abessive erbiumittaan erbiumittansa erbiumeittaan erbiumeittansa comitative — erbiumeineen erbiumeinensa

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛʁ.bjɔm/

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Noun

erbium m (uncountable)

1. erbium

Hungarian

Chemical element
Er
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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛrbijum]
• Hyphenation: er‧bi‧um
• Rhymes: -um

Noun

erbium (usually uncountable, plural erbiumok)

1. erbium (chemical element)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	erbium	erbiumok
accusative	erbiumot	erbiumokat
dative	erbiumnak	erbiumoknak
instrumental	erbiummal	erbiumokkal
causal-final	erbiumért	erbiumokért
translative	erbiummá	erbiumokká
terminative	erbiumig	erbiumokig
essive-formal	erbiumként	erbiumokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	erbiumban	erbiumokban
superessive	erbiumon	erbiumokon
adessive	erbiumnál	erbiumoknál
illative	erbiumba	erbiumokba
sublative	erbiumra	erbiumokra
allative	erbiumhoz	erbiumokhoz
elative	erbiumból	erbiumokból
delative	erbiumról	erbiumokról
ablative	erbiumtól	erbiumoktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	erbiumé	erbiumoké
non-attributive possessive - plural	erbiuméi	erbiumokéi

Possessive forms of erbium
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	erbiumom	erbiumaim
2nd person sing.	erbiumod	erbiumaid
3rd person sing.	erbiuma	erbiumai
1st person plural	erbiumunk	erbiumaink
2nd person plural	erbiumotok	erbiumaitok
3rd person plural	erbiumuk	erbiumaik

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈer.bi.um/, [ˈɛrbiʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈer.bi.um/, [ˈɛrbium]

Noun

erbium n (genitive erbiī); second declension

1. erbium

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	erbium	erbia
Genitive	erbiī	erbiōrum
Dative	erbiō	erbiīs
Accusative	erbium	erbia
Ablative	erbiō	erbiīs
Vocative	erbium	erbia

Limburgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈæ˨ʁbjɔ˧m]

Noun

erbium n

1. (uncountable) erbium
2. A part of erbium

Inflection

Declension of erbium

	Root singular	Root plural	Diminutive singular	Diminutive plural
Nominative	erbium	erbia	erbieke	erbiekes
Genitive	erbiums	erbia	erbiekes	erbiekes
Locative	erbieës	erbieëser	erbieëske	erbieëskes
Dative¹	erbiumme	—	erbieke	—
Accusative¹	erbium	—	erbieke	—
¹Dative and accusative are nowadays obsolete, the nominative is used instead.

Malay

Chemical element
Er
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Next: tulium (Tm)

Etymology

From English erbium, from Swedish Ytterby.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ə(r)biom], [ə(r)biəm]
• Rhymes: -iom, -jom, -om

Noun

erbium

1. erbium (chemical element)

Slovak

Chemical element
Er
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Next: túlium (Tm)

Etymology

From the Swedish town of Ytterby.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛrbium/

Noun

erbium n (genitive singular erbia, declension pattern of mesto)

1. erbium (element)

Declension

Declension of erbium

	singulare tantum
nominative	erbium
genitive	erbia
dative	erbiu
accusative	erbium
locative	erbiu
instrumental	erbiom

References

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

Swedish

Chemical element
Er
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Next: tulium (Tm)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛrbɪɵm/

Noun

erbium c

1. erbium

Declension

Declension of erbium
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	erbium	erbiet	—	—
Genitive	erbiums	erbiets	—	—