polónio

See also: polonio, Polonio, and polônio

Portuguese

Chemical element
Po
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Alternative forms

• polônio (Brazil)

Etymology

From Polónia (“Poland”) +‎ -io.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /puˈlɔ.ni.u/, (faster pronunciation) /puˈlɔ.nju/

• Rhymes: -ɔniu, (faster pronunciation) -ɔnju
• Hyphenation: po‧ló‧ni‧o

Noun

polónio m (plural polónios) (European Portuguese spelling)

1. (chemistry) polonium (chemical element)

Further reading

• “polónio”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026