kadmium

See also: Kadmium

Afrikaans

Chemical element
Cd
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Pronunciation

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Noun

kadmium (uncountable)

1. cadmium

Czech

Chemical element
Cd
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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkadmɪjum]

Noun

kadmium n

1. cadmium

Declension

Declension of kadmium (semisoft neuter foreign)

	singular	plural
nominative	kadmium	kadmia
genitive	kadmia	kadmií
dative	kadmiu	kadmiím
accusative	kadmium	kadmia
vocative	kadmium	kadmia
locative	kadmiu	kadmiích
instrumental	kadmiem	kadmii

Derived terms

• kadmiový

Danish

Noun

kadmium

1. alternative spelling of cadmium
   • 1868, Archiv for Pharmacie Og Technisk Chemie Med Deres Grundvidenskaber, page 2:

     ... indtil alt Zink og Kadmium er udskilt.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 1926, Tandlaegebladet:

     Det paa denne maade støbte guld indeholder intet Kadmium (Kadmium er giftigt).

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 1950, Denmark. Statens husholdningsråd, Faglige meddelelser:

     Kadmium er et hvidt, ret blødt metal,

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Faroese

Chemical element
Cd
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Noun

kadmium n (genitive singular kadmiums, uncountable)

1. cadmium (element)

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English cadmium), ultimately from Ancient Greek Καδμεία (Kadmeía).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɑdmium/, [ˈkɑ̝dmium]
• Rhymes: -ɑdmium
• Syllabification^(key): kad‧mi‧um
• Hyphenation^(key): kad‧mi‧um

Noun

kadmium

1. cadmium

Declension

Inflection of kadmium (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		kadmium	—
genitive		kadmiumin	—
partitive		kadmiumia	—
illative		kadmiumiin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		kadmium	—
accusative	nom.	kadmium	—
	gen.	kadmiumin
genitive		kadmiumin	—
partitive		kadmiumia	—
inessive		kadmiumissa	—
elative		kadmiumista	—
illative		kadmiumiin	—
adessive		kadmiumilla	—
ablative		kadmiumilta	—
allative		kadmiumille	—
essive		kadmiumina	—
translative		kadmiumiksi	—
abessive		kadmiumitta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kadmiumini — accusative nom. kadmiumini — gen. kadmiumini genitive kadmiumini — partitive kadmiumiani — inessive kadmiumissani — elative kadmiumistani — illative kadmiumiini — adessive kadmiumillani — ablative kadmiumiltani — allative kadmiumilleni — essive kadmiuminani — translative kadmiumikseni — abessive kadmiumittani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kadmiumisi — accusative nom. kadmiumisi — gen. kadmiumisi genitive kadmiumisi — partitive kadmiumiasi — inessive kadmiumissasi — elative kadmiumistasi — illative kadmiumiisi — adessive kadmiumillasi — ablative kadmiumiltasi — allative kadmiumillesi — essive kadmiuminasi — translative kadmiumiksesi — abessive kadmiumittasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kadmiumimme — accusative nom. kadmiumimme — gen. kadmiumimme genitive kadmiumimme — partitive kadmiumiamme — inessive kadmiumissamme — elative kadmiumistamme — illative kadmiumiimme — adessive kadmiumillamme — ablative kadmiumiltamme — allative kadmiumillemme — essive kadmiuminamme — translative kadmiumiksemme — abessive kadmiumittamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kadmiuminne — accusative nom. kadmiuminne — gen. kadmiuminne genitive kadmiuminne — partitive kadmiumianne — inessive kadmiumissanne — elative kadmiumistanne — illative kadmiumiinne — adessive kadmiumillanne — ablative kadmiumiltanne — allative kadmiumillenne — essive kadmiuminanne — translative kadmiumiksenne — abessive kadmiumittanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative kadmiuminsa — accusative nom. kadmiuminsa — gen. kadmiuminsa genitive kadmiuminsa — partitive kadmiumiaan kadmiumiansa — inessive kadmiumissaan kadmiumissansa — elative kadmiumistaan kadmiumistansa — illative kadmiumiinsa — adessive kadmiumillaan kadmiumillansa — ablative kadmiumiltaan kadmiumiltansa — allative kadmiumilleen kadmiumillensa — essive kadmiuminaan kadmiuminansa — translative kadmiumikseen kadmiumiksensa — abessive kadmiumittaan kadmiumittansa — instructive — — comitative — —

Derived terms

compounds

• kadmiumkelta
• kadmiumkeltainen

Further reading

• “kadmium”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023

Hungarian

Chemical element
Cd
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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɒdmijum]
• Hyphenation: kad‧mi‧um
• Rhymes: -um

Noun

kadmium (usually uncountable, plural kadmiumok)

1. cadmium (chemical element)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	kadmium	kadmiumok
accusative	kadmiumot	kadmiumokat
dative	kadmiumnak	kadmiumoknak
instrumental	kadmiummal	kadmiumokkal
causal-final	kadmiumért	kadmiumokért
translative	kadmiummá	kadmiumokká
terminative	kadmiumig	kadmiumokig
essive-formal	kadmiumként	kadmiumokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	kadmiumban	kadmiumokban
superessive	kadmiumon	kadmiumokon
adessive	kadmiumnál	kadmiumoknál
illative	kadmiumba	kadmiumokba
sublative	kadmiumra	kadmiumokra
allative	kadmiumhoz	kadmiumokhoz
elative	kadmiumból	kadmiumokból
delative	kadmiumról	kadmiumokról
ablative	kadmiumtól	kadmiumoktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	kadmiumé	kadmiumoké
non-attributive possessive – plural	kadmiuméi	kadmiumokéi

Possessive forms of kadmium

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	kadmiumom	kadmiumaim
2nd person sing.	kadmiumod	kadmiumaid
3rd person sing.	kadmiuma	kadmiumai
1st person plural	kadmiumunk	kadmiumaink
2nd person plural	kadmiumotok	kadmiumaitok
3rd person plural	kadmiumuk	kadmiumaik

Indonesian

Chemical element
Cd
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Etymology

From Malay kadmium, from English cadmium, from Ancient Greek Καδμεία (Kadmeía), from Κάδμος (Kádmos).

Noun

kadmium (plural kadmium-kadmium)

1. cadmium (chemical element)

Limburgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkɑ˦ðmi˧]

Noun

kadmium n

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

Malay

Chemical element
Cd
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Etymology

From English cadmium, from Ancient Greek Καδμεία (Kadmeía), from Κάδμος (Kádmos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [katmiom], [katmiəm], [kɛtmiəm]
• Rhymes: -iom, -jom, -om

Noun

kadmium

1. cadmium (chemical element)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Καδμεία (Kadmeía).

Noun

kadmium n (definite singular kadmiumet)

1. cadmium (chemical element, symbol Cd)

References

• “kadmium” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek Καδμεία (Kadmeía).

Noun

kadmium n (definite singular kadmiumet)

1. cadmium (chemical element, symbol Cd)

References

• “kadmium” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Slovak

Chemical element
Cd
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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkadmium/

Noun

kadmium n (genitive singular kadmia, declension pattern of mesto)

1. cadmium (element)

Declension

Declension of kadmium

	singulare tantum
nominative	kadmium
genitive	kadmia
dative	kadmiu
accusative	kadmium
locative	kadmiu
instrumental	kadmiom

Derived terms

• kadmiový

Further reading

• “kadmium”, 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, 2003–2025

Swedish

Chemical element
Cd
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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkadmɪɵm/

• Audio:

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Noun

kadmium n

1. cadmium

Declension

Declension of kadmium

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	kadmium	kadmiums
	definite	kadmiumet	kadmiumets
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Declension of kadmium

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	kadmium	kadmiums
	definite	kadmiet	kadmiets
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Declension of kadmium

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	kadmium	kadmiums
	definite	kadmium	kadmiums
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

References

• kadmium in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• kadmium in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• kadmium in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• Svensk MeSH