hafnium

See also: Hafnium

English

Chemical element (edit)
Hf Atomic number 72 hafnium
Classification data Period 6 Group 4 Block d-block Class transition metal
Previous: ← lutetium (Lu)
Next: tantalum (Ta) →
English Wikipedia article on Hafnium

Etymology

Etymology tree

substratebor.?

Proto-Indo-European *kap-der.

Proto-Germanic *habanō

Old Norse hǫfn

▲

Proto-Germanic *habanō

Old Danish hafn

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-ijos

Proto-Italic *-ios

Old Latin -ios

Latin -ius

Latin -ia

Latin Hafnia

▲

Latin -iusnom.

Latin -iumlbor.

English -ium

English hafnium

From Latin Hafnia (“Copenhagen”) +‎ -ium, as the element was discovered there

Pronunciation

• enPR: hăf'nēəm, IPA^(key): /ˈhæfniəm/

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Noun

hafnium (uncountable)

2. (chemistry) A chemical element (symbol Hf) with an atomic number of 72: a lustrous, silvery-grey tetravalent transition metal.

   Alternative form: Hf (symbol)

   Synonyms: celtium, keltium (former name)

   1. (countable) An atom of this element.

Derived terms

• dihafnium
• eka-hafnium
• hafnate
• hafnian
• hafnium bomb
• hafnium carbide
• hafnium dioxide
• hafnium nitride
• hafnium tetrachloride
• hafnium tetrahalide
• hafnon
• hafnyl
• organohafnium
• radiohafnium

Translations

chemical element

• Afrikaans: hafnium (af)
• Albanian: hafnium
• Arabic: هَفْنِيُوم m (hafniyūm), هَافْنِيُوم m (hāfniyūm)
• Armenian: հաֆնիում (hafnium)
• Asturian: hafniu (ast) m
• Basque: hafnioa
• Belarusian: га́фній m (háfnij)
• Breton: hafniom
• Bulgarian: ха́фний m (háfnij)
• Catalan: hafni (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 鉿 / 铪 (zh) (hā)

• Cornish: hafnyum
• Czech: hafnium (cs)
• Danish: hafnium (da) n
• Dutch: hafnium (nl) n
• Esperanto: hafnio (eo)
• Estonian: hafnium (et)
• Faroese: hafnium n
• Finnish: hafnium (fi)
• French: hafnium (fr) m
• Frisian:

  West Frisian: hafnium

• Friulian: afni
• Galician: hafnio (gl) m
• Georgian: ჰაფნიუმი (hapniumi)
• German: Hafnium (de) n
• Greek: άφνιο (el) n (áfnio)
• Hebrew: הפניום (he) (hafniyum)
• Hindi: गावातु (gāvātu)
• Hungarian: hafnium (hu)
• Icelandic: hafnín (is)
• Irish: haifniam
• Italian: afnio (it) m
• Japanese: ハフニウム (ja) (hafuniumu), 鉿 (ja)
• Kashubian: hafen
• Kazakh: гафний (gafnıyy)
• Korean: 하프늄 (ko) (hapeunyum)
• Latin: hafnium (la)
• Latvian: hafnijs
• Lithuanian: hafnis (lt)
• Luxembourgish: Hafnium
• Macedonian: хафниум m (hafnium)
• Malay: hafnium
• Maltese: afniju
• Manx: hafnium
• Mongolian: гафни (gafni)
• Norwegian: hafnium
• Occitan: afni m
• Polish: hafn (pl) m
• Portuguese: háfnio (pt) m
• Romanian: hafniu (ro) n
• Russian: га́фний (ru) m (gáfnij)
• Scottish Gaelic: haifniam
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: хафниj m, хафниjум m

  Latin: hafnij (sh) m, hafnijum m

• Slovak: hafnium (sk) n
• Slovene: hafnij (sl)
• Spanish: hafnio (es) m
• Swedish: hafnium (sv) n
• Tajik: гафний (gafniy)
• Tamil: ஹப்னியம் (hapṉiyam)
• Thai: แฮฟเนียม (th) (hɛ́ɛf-nîiam)
• Turkish: hafniyum (tr)
• Ukrainian: га́фній m (háfnij)
• Uzbek: gafniy (uz), гафний (uz) (gafniy)
• Vietnamese: hafini
• Volapük: hafnin (vo)
• Welsh: haffniwm (cy)

Afrikaans

Chemical element (edit)
Hf Atomic number 72 hafnium
Classification data Period 6 Group 4 Block d-block Class transition metal
Previous: ← lutesium (Lu)
Next: tantaal (Ta) →

Pronunciation

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Noun

hafnium (uncountable)

1. hafnium

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɦafnɪjum]

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Noun

hafnium n

1. hafnium

Declension

Declension of hafnium (semisoft neuter foreign)

	singular	plural
nominative	hafnium	hafnia
genitive	hafnia	hafnií
dative	hafniu	hafniím
accusative	hafnium	hafnia
vocative	hafnium	hafnia
locative	hafniu	hafniích
instrumental	hafniem	hafnii

Danish

Chemical element (edit)
Hf Atomic number 72 hafnium
Classification data Period 6 Group 4 Block d-block Class transition metal
Previous: ← lutetium (Lu)
Next: tantal (Ta) →

Etymology

From Latin Hafnia +‎ -ium.

Noun

hafnium n (singular definite hafniummet, not used in plural form)

1. hafnium

Declension

Declension of hafnium

neuter gender	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	hafnium	hafniummet
genitive	hafniums	hafniummets

References

• “hafnium” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Chemical element (edit)
Hf Atomic number 72 hafnium
Classification data Period 6 Group 4 Block d-block Class transition metal
Previous: ← lutetium (Lu)
Next: tantaal (Ta) →

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

hafnium n (uncountable, no diminutive)

1. hafnium

Estonian

Chemical element (edit)
Hf Atomic number 72 hafnium
Classification data Period 6 Group 4 Block d-block Class transition metal
Previous: ← luteetsium (Lu)
Next: tantaal (Ta) →

Etymology

From English hafnium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑfːniu̯m/, [ˈ(h)ɑfːnʲiu̯m]
• Rhymes: -ɑfːnium
• Hyphenation: haf‧nium

Noun

hafnium (genitive hafniumi, partitive hafniumi or hafniumit)

1. hafnium

Declension

Declension of hafnium (ÕS type 19/seminar, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		hafnium	hafniumid
accusative	nom.
	gen.	hafniumi
genitive			hafniumide
partitive		hafniumi	hafniume hafniumisid
illative		hafniumi hafniumisse	hafniumidesse hafniumesse
inessive		hafniumis	hafniumides hafniumes
elative		hafniumist	hafniumidest hafniumest
allative		hafniumile	hafniumidele hafniumele
adessive		hafniumil	hafniumidel hafniumel
ablative		hafniumilt	hafniumidelt hafniumelt
translative		hafniumiks	hafniumideks hafniumeks
terminative		hafniumini	hafniumideni
essive		hafniumina	hafniumidena
abessive		hafniumita	hafniumideta
comitative		hafniumiga	hafniumidega

Declension of hafnium (ÕS type 2e/minut, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		hafnium	hafniumid
accusative	nom.
	gen.	hafniumi
genitive			hafniumite
partitive		hafniumit	hafniumeid
illative		hafniumisse	hafniumitesse hafniumeisse
inessive		hafniumis	hafniumites hafniumeis
elative		hafniumist	hafniumitest hafniumeist
allative		hafniumile	hafniumitele hafniumeile
adessive		hafniumil	hafniumitel hafniumeil
ablative		hafniumilt	hafniumitelt hafniumeilt
translative		hafniumiks	hafniumiteks hafniumeiks
terminative		hafniumini	hafniumiteni
essive		hafniumina	hafniumitena
abessive		hafniumita	hafniumiteta
comitative		hafniumiga	hafniumitega

Further reading

• hafnium in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English hafnium).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhɑfnium/, [ˈhɑ̝fnium]
• Rhymes: -ɑfnium
• Syllabification^(key): haf‧ni‧um
• Hyphenation^(key): haf‧ni‧um

Noun

hafnium

1. hafnium

Declension

Inflection of hafnium (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		hafnium	hafniumit
genitive		hafniumin	hafniumien
partitive		hafniumia	hafniumeja
illative		hafniumiin	hafniumeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		hafnium	hafniumit
accusative	nom.	hafnium	hafniumit
	gen.	hafniumin
genitive		hafniumin	hafniumien
partitive		hafniumia	hafniumeja
inessive		hafniumissa	hafniumeissa
elative		hafniumista	hafniumeista
illative		hafniumiin	hafniumeihin
adessive		hafniumilla	hafniumeilla
ablative		hafniumilta	hafniumeilta
allative		hafniumille	hafniumeille
essive		hafniumina	hafniumeina
translative		hafniumiksi	hafniumeiksi
abessive		hafniumitta	hafniumeitta
instructive		—	hafniumein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of hafnium (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hafniumini hafniumini accusative nom. hafniumini hafniumini gen. hafniumini genitive hafniumini hafniumieni partitive hafniumiani hafniumejani inessive hafniumissani hafniumeissani elative hafniumistani hafniumeistani illative hafniumiini hafniumeihini adessive hafniumillani hafniumeillani ablative hafniumiltani hafniumeiltani allative hafniumilleni hafniumeilleni essive hafniuminani hafniumeinani translative hafniumikseni hafniumeikseni abessive hafniumittani hafniumeittani instructive — — comitative — hafniumeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative hafniumisi hafniumisi accusative nom. hafniumisi hafniumisi gen. hafniumisi genitive hafniumisi hafniumiesi partitive hafniumiasi hafniumejasi inessive hafniumissasi hafniumeissasi elative hafniumistasi hafniumeistasi illative hafniumiisi hafniumeihisi adessive hafniumillasi hafniumeillasi ablative hafniumiltasi hafniumeiltasi allative hafniumillesi hafniumeillesi essive hafniuminasi hafniumeinasi translative hafniumiksesi hafniumeiksesi abessive hafniumittasi hafniumeittasi instructive — — comitative — hafniumeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hafniumimme hafniumimme accusative nom. hafniumimme hafniumimme gen. hafniumimme genitive hafniumimme hafniumiemme partitive hafniumiamme hafniumejamme inessive hafniumissamme hafniumeissamme elative hafniumistamme hafniumeistamme illative hafniumiimme hafniumeihimme adessive hafniumillamme hafniumeillamme ablative hafniumiltamme hafniumeiltamme allative hafniumillemme hafniumeillemme essive hafniuminamme hafniumeinamme translative hafniumiksemme hafniumeiksemme abessive hafniumittamme hafniumeittamme instructive — — comitative — hafniumeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative hafniuminne hafniuminne accusative nom. hafniuminne hafniuminne gen. hafniuminne genitive hafniuminne hafniumienne partitive hafniumianne hafniumejanne inessive hafniumissanne hafniumeissanne elative hafniumistanne hafniumeistanne illative hafniumiinne hafniumeihinne adessive hafniumillanne hafniumeillanne ablative hafniumiltanne hafniumeiltanne allative hafniumillenne hafniumeillenne essive hafniuminanne hafniumeinanne translative hafniumiksenne hafniumeiksenne abessive hafniumittanne hafniumeittanne instructive — — comitative — hafniumeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative hafniuminsa hafniuminsa accusative nom. hafniuminsa hafniuminsa gen. hafniuminsa genitive hafniuminsa hafniumiensa partitive hafniumiaan hafniumiansa hafniumejaan hafniumejansa inessive hafniumissaan hafniumissansa hafniumeissaan hafniumeissansa elative hafniumistaan hafniumistansa hafniumeistaan hafniumeistansa illative hafniumiinsa hafniumeihinsa adessive hafniumillaan hafniumillansa hafniumeillaan hafniumeillansa ablative hafniumiltaan hafniumiltansa hafniumeiltaan hafniumeiltansa allative hafniumilleen hafniumillensa hafniumeilleen hafniumeillensa essive hafniuminaan hafniuminansa hafniumeinaan hafniumeinansa translative hafniumikseen hafniumiksensa hafniumeikseen hafniumeiksensa abessive hafniumittaan hafniumittansa hafniumeittaan hafniumeittansa instructive — — comitative — hafniumeineen hafniumeinensa

French

Pronunciation

• ^{(aspirated or mute h)} IPA^(key): /af.njɔm/

• Audio (France (Brétigny-sur-Orge)):

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• Audio (France (Somain)):

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Noun

hafnium m (uncountable)

1. hafnium

Further reading

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

Hungarian

Chemical element (edit)
Hf Atomic number 72 hafnium
Classification data Period 6 Group 4 Block d-block Class transition metal
Previous: ← lutécium (Lu)
Next: tantál (Ta) →

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhɒfnijum]
• Hyphenation: haf‧ni‧um
• Rhymes: -um

Noun

hafnium (usually uncountable, plural hafniumok)

1. hafnium (chemical element)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	hafnium	hafniumok
accusative	hafniumot	hafniumokat
dative	hafniumnak	hafniumoknak
instrumental	hafniummal	hafniumokkal
causal-final	hafniumért	hafniumokért
translative	hafniummá	hafniumokká
terminative	hafniumig	hafniumokig
essive-formal	hafniumként	hafniumokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	hafniumban	hafniumokban
superessive	hafniumon	hafniumokon
adessive	hafniumnál	hafniumoknál
illative	hafniumba	hafniumokba
sublative	hafniumra	hafniumokra
allative	hafniumhoz	hafniumokhoz
elative	hafniumból	hafniumokból
delative	hafniumról	hafniumokról
ablative	hafniumtól	hafniumoktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	hafniumé	hafniumoké
non-attributive possessive – plural	hafniuméi	hafniumokéi

Possessive forms of hafnium

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	hafniumom	hafniumaim
2nd person sing.	hafniumod	hafniumaid
3rd person sing.	hafniuma	hafniumai
1st person plural	hafniumunk	hafniumaink
2nd person plural	hafniumotok	hafniumaitok
3rd person plural	hafniumuk	hafniumaik

Latin

Chemical element (edit)
Hf Atomic number 72 hafnium
Classification data Period 6 Group 4 Block d-block Class transition metal
Previous: ← lutetium (Lu)
Next: tantalum (Ta) →
Latin Wikipedia article on Hafnium

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈhaf.ni.ũː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈaf.ni.um]

Noun

hafnium n (genitive hafniī); second declension

1. hafnium

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	hafnium	hafnia
genitive	hafniī	hafniōrum
dative	hafniō	hafniīs
accusative	hafnium	hafnia
ablative	hafniō	hafniīs
vocative	hafnium	hafnia

Limburgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈhɑ˦fɲɔ˧m]

Noun

hafnium n

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

Malay

Chemical element (edit)
Hf Atomic number 72 hafnium
Classification data Period 6 Group 4 Block d-block Class transition metal
Previous: ← lutetium (Lu)
Next: tantalum (Ta) →

Etymology

From English hafnium, from Latin Hafnia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [hafniom], [hafniəm]
• Rhymes: -iom, -jom, -om

Noun

hafnium

1. hafnium

Slovak

Chemical element (edit)
Hf Atomic number 72 hafnium
Classification data Period 6 Group 4 Block d-block Class transition metal
Previous: ← lutécium (Lu)
Next: tantal (Ta) →

Etymology

Etymology tree

substratebor.?

Proto-Indo-European *kap-der.

Proto-Germanic *habanō

Old Norse hǫfn

▲

Proto-Germanic *habanō

Old Danish hafn

Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-ijos

Proto-Italic *-ios

Old Latin -ios

Latin -ius

Latin -ia

Latin Hafniader.

Slovak hafnium

Derived from Latin Hafnia (“Copenhagen”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦafnɪjʊm/

Noun

hafnium n

1. hafnium

Declension

Declension of hafnium

	singulare tantum
nominative	hafnium
genitive	hafnia
dative	hafniu
accusative	hafnium
locative	hafniu
instrumental	hafniom

Derived terms

• hafniový

Further reading

• “hafnium”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026

Swedish

Chemical element (edit)
Hf Atomic number 72 hafnium
Classification data Period 6 Group 4 Block d-block Class transition metal
Previous: ← lutetium (Lu)
Next: tantal (Ta) →

Noun

hafnium n

1. hafnium

Declension

Declension of hafnium

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	hafnium	hafniums
	definite	hafniumet	hafniumets
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Declension of hafnium

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	hafnium	hafniums
	definite	hafniet	hafniets
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Declension of hafnium

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	hafnium	hafniums
	definite	hafnium	hafniums
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

References

• “hafnium”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
• “hafnium”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
• Svensk MeSH