lantāns
Latvian
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek λανθάνω (lanthánō, “escape notice”), because it had gone long undetected in mineral ores.
Pronunciation
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Noun
| Chemical element | |
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| La | |
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lantāns m (1st declension)
- lanthanum (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 57.)
- lantāna savienojumi ― lanthanum compounds
- lantāns ir sudrabbalts, mīksts metāls ― lanthanum is a silvery white, soft metal
Declension
Declension of lantāns (1st declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | lantāns | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | lantānu | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | lantāna | — |
| dative (datīvs) | lantānam | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | lantānu | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | lantānā | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | lantān | — |