platinum
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
English[edit]

Native platinum nuggets
Chemical element | |
---|---|
Pt | |
Previous: iridium (Ir) | |
Next: gold (Au) |
Etymology[edit]
From Spanish platina (“little silver”) del Pinto ("of the Pinto") + -um. It was called "little" (or "lesser") silver because the metal was found as an impurity in gold, and del Pinto for the Pinto River in Grand Columbia where Europeans discovered it being mined by Native Americans.
Pronunciation[edit]
- enPR: plăt'ĭn-əm, IPA(key): /ˈplæt.ɪn.əm/; enPR: plăt'nəm, IPA(key): /ˈplæt.nəm/; enPR: plăt'n-əm, IPA(key): /ˈplæt.n̩.əm/
Audio (UK) (file) Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -ætɪnəm, -ætnəm, -ætn̩əm
Noun[edit]
platinum (countable and uncountable, plural platinums)
- The chemical element with atomic number 78 and symbol Pt; a dense, malleable, ductile, highly unreactive, silverish-white transition metal of great value.
- A whitish grey colour, like that of the metal.
- platinum:
- (music) A single or album that has achieved platinum sales, i.e. over 1 million or 2 million.
Synonyms[edit]
- platina (obsolete)
- white gold (obsolete)
Derived terms[edit]
Derived terms
- carboplatin
- cisplatin
- eka-platinum
- go platinum
- iridio-platinum
- oxaliplatin
- Paraplatin
- platin-
- platinammonium chloride
- platinate
- platinic
- platiniferous
- platiniridium
- platinise, platinize
- platinite
- platino-
- platinocyanide
- platinode
- platinoid
- platinous
- platinum arsenide
- platinum-black
- platinum blond, platinum blonde
- platinum-blue
- platinum coney
- platinum dichloride
- platinum disc, platinum disk
- platinum fox
- platinum-grey
- platinum hexafluoride
- platinum-iridium
- platinum-lamp
- platinum metal
- platinum mink
- platinum sponge
- platinum-steel
- platinum tetrachloride
- platinum-zinc
- potassio-platinum chloride
Related terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
metal
|
|
colour
|
|
recording that has achieved platinum sales
|
|
Adjective[edit]
platinum (not comparable)
- Of a whitish grey colour, like that of the metal.
- Of a musical recording that has sold over one million copies (for singles), or two million (for albums).
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
colour
|
|
musical recording
Verb[edit]
platinum (third-person singular simple present platinums, present participle platinuming, simple past and past participle platinumed)
- (computer games) to reach platinum level in a game
- I platinumed in Clash of Clans yesterday.
Translations[edit]
See also[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- David Barthelmy (1997–2022), “Platinum”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “platinum”, in Mindat.org[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2022.
Afrikaans[edit]
Chemical element | |
---|---|
Pt | |
Previous: iridium (Ir) | |
Next: goud (Au) |
Pronunciation[edit]
Audio (file)
Adjective[edit]
platinum (attributive platinum, not comparable)
- platinum; made from platinum
Noun[edit]
platinum (uncountable)
Latin[edit]
Chemical element | |
---|---|
Pt | |
Previous: iridium (Ir) | |
Next: aurum (Au) |
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /plaˈtiː.num/, [pɫ̪äˈt̪iːnʊ̃ˑ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /plaˈti.num/, [pläˈt̪iːnum]
Noun[edit]
platīnum n (genitive platīnī); second declension
Declension[edit]
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
---|---|---|
Nominative | platīnum | platīna |
Genitive | platīnī | platīnōrum |
Dative | platīnō | platīnīs |
Accusative | platīnum | platīna |
Ablative | platīnō | platīnīs |
Vocative | platīnum | platīna |
Limburgish[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
platinum m
- (uncountable) platinum
- A part of platinum
Inflection[edit]
Declension of platinum
Root singular | Root plural | Diminutive singular | Diminutive plural | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Nominative | platinum | platina | platineke | platinekes |
Genitive | platinums | platina | platinekes | platinekes |
Locative | platineës | platineëser | platineëske | platineëskes |
Dative¹ | platinumme | — | platineke | — |
Accusative¹ | platinum | — | platineke | — |
¹Dative and accusative are nowadays obsolete, the nominative is used instead. |
Malay[edit]
Chemical element | |
---|---|
Pt | |
Previous: iridium (Ir) | |
Next: emas (Au) |
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From English platinum, from Spanish platina.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
platinum
Alternative forms[edit]
- platina (Indonesia)
Categories:
- en:Chemical elements
- English terms derived from Spanish
- English words suffixed with -um
- English 3-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with audio links
- Rhymes:English/ætɪnəm
- Rhymes:English/ætɪnəm/3 syllables
- Rhymes:English/ætnəm
- Rhymes:English/ætnəm/2 syllables
- Rhymes:English/ætn̩əm
- Rhymes:English/ætn̩əm/3 syllables
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Music
- English adjectives
- English uncomparable adjectives
- English verbs
- en:Video games
- en:Colors
- en:Greys
- en:Metals
- af:Chemical elements
- Afrikaans terms with audio links
- Afrikaans lemmas
- Afrikaans adjectives
- Afrikaans nouns
- Afrikaans uncountable nouns
- la:Chemical elements
- Latin 3-syllable words
- Latin terms with IPA pronunciation
- Latin terms with Ecclesiastical IPA pronunciation
- Latin lemmas
- Latin nouns
- Latin neuter nouns
- Latin second declension nouns
- Latin neuter nouns in the second declension
- Limburgish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Limburgish lemmas
- Limburgish nouns
- Limburgish masculine nouns
- Limburgish uncountable nouns
- li:Chemical elements
- ms:Chemical elements
- Malay terms borrowed from English
- Malay terms derived from English
- Malay terms derived from Spanish
- Malay terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Malay/inom
- Rhymes:Malay/nom
- Rhymes:Malay/om
- Malay lemmas
- Malay nouns