rutherfordium

See also: Rutherfordium

English

Chemical element
Rf
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Etymology

From Rutherford +‎ -ium, named for Ernest Rutherford.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɹʌðəɹˈfɔːɹdiəm/

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Noun

rutherfordium (uncountable)

2. A transuranic chemical element (symbol Rf) with an atomic number of 104.
3. (obsolete) A rejected name for seaborgium.
4. (obsolete) A rejected name for lawrencium.

Synonyms

• eka-hafnium (used before the element was discovered)
• kurchatovium (name proposed by Russian scientists, but rejected)
• unnilquadium (used before the element was officially named)

Related terms

• Rutherford
• rutherford
• rutherfordate
• rutherfordine, rutherfordite
• Rutherford model
• Rutherford scattering

Translations

chemical element

• Afrikaans: rutherfordium (af)
• Albanian: raderfordium
• Arabic: رُوذَرْفُورْدِيُوم m (roḏarfordiyum)
• Armenian: ռեզերֆորդիում (ṙezerfordium)
• Belarusian: рэзерфордый m (rezjerfórdyj)
• Bengali: রাদারফোর্ডিয়াম (bn) (radarophōrḍiẏam)
• Breton: rutherfordiom
• Bulgarian: ръдърфордий m (rǎdǎrfordij)
• Catalan: rutherfordi (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 鑪 / 𬬻 (zh) (lú)

• Cornish: rutherfordyum
• Czech: rutherfordium (cs) n
• Danish: rutherfordium (da) n
• Dutch: rutherfordium (nl) n
• Esperanto: ruterfordio (eo)
• Estonian: rutherfordium (et)
• Finnish: rutherfordium (fi)
• French: rutherfordium (fr) m
• Frisian:

  West Frisian: rutherfordium

• Friulian: rutherfordi
• Galician: rutherfordio (gl) m
• Georgian: რეზერფორდიუმი (rezerpordiumi)
• German: Rutherfordium (de) n
• Greek: ραδερφόρντιο (el) n (raderfórntio)
• Hebrew: רותרפורדיום (ruterfórdiyum)
• Hungarian: raderfordium (hu)
• Italian: rutherfordio (it) m
• Japanese: ラザホージウム (ja) (razahōjiumu)
• Kashubian: rutherford
• Kazakh: резерфордий (kk) (rezerfordii)
• Korean: 러더포듐 (ko) (reodeopodyum)
• Latin: rutherfordium (la)
• Latvian: rezerfordijs m
• Lithuanian: ruterfordis
• Luxembourgish: Rutherfordium
• Macedonian: радерфордиум m (raderfordium)
• Malay: ruterfordium
• Malayalam: റുഥർഫോർഡിയം (ṟuthaṟphōṟḍiyaṁ)
• Manx: rutherfordium
• Mongolian: резерфорди (rezerfordi)
• Norwegian: rutherfordium
• Persian: رادرفوردیم (fa)
• Polish: rutherford (pl) m
• Portuguese: ruterfórdio (pt) m
• Romanian: rutherfordiu (ro) n
• Russian: резерфо́рдий (ru) m (rezerfórdij)
• Scottish Gaelic: rutarfoirdiam
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: ратерфордиjум m, рутхерфордиј

  Latin: raterfordijum m, rutherfordij (sh)

• Slovak: rutherfordium n
• Spanish: rutherfordio (es) m
• Swedish: rutherfordium (sv) n
• Tajik: резерфордий (rezerfordiy)
• Tamil: ருதெர்போர்டியம் (ruterpōrṭiyam)
• Thai: รูเทอร์ฟอร์เดียม (rūthoefodiam)
• Turkish: rutherfordyum (tr)
• Ukrainian: резерфо́рдій m (rezerfórdij)
• Uzbek: rezerfodiy
• Vietnamese: rutherfordi (vi), kusatovi
• Volapük: ruterfordin (vo)
• Welsh: rutherfordiwm (cy) m

See also

• seaborgium

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈrutɛrfordɪjum]

Noun

rutherfordium n

1. rutherfordium

Declension

Declension of rutherfordium (semisoft neuter foreign)

	singular	plural
nominative	rutherfordium	rutherfordia
genitive	rutherfordia	rutherfordií
dative	rutherfordiu	rutherfordiím
accusative	rutherfordium	rutherfordia
vocative	rutherfordium	rutherfordia
locative	rutherfordiu	rutherfordiích
instrumental	rutherfordiem	rutherfordii

Danish

Chemical element
Rf
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Etymology

From English Rutherford +‎ -ium. Named after Ernest Rutherford

Noun

rutherfordium n (singular definite rutherfordiummet, not used in plural form)

1. rutherfordium

   Synonym: (dated) unnilquadium

Declension

Declension of rutherfordium

neuter gender	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	rutherfordium	rutherfordiummet
genitive	rutherfordiums	rutherfordiummets

References

• “rutherfordium” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Chemical element
Rf
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Pronunciation

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Noun

rutherfordium n (uncountable, no diminutive)

1. rutherfordium

Estonian

Noun

rutherfordium (genitive rutherfordiumi, partitive rutherfordiumi or rutherfordiumit)

1. rutherfordium

Declension

Declension of rutherfordium (ÕS type 19/seminar, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		rutherfordium	rutherfordiumid
accusative	nom.
	gen.	rutherfordiumi
genitive			rutherfordiumide
partitive		rutherfordiumi	rutherfordiume rutherfordiumisid
illative		rutherfordiumi rutherfordiumisse	rutherfordiumidesse rutherfordiumesse
inessive		rutherfordiumis	rutherfordiumides rutherfordiumes
elative		rutherfordiumist	rutherfordiumidest rutherfordiumest
allative		rutherfordiumile	rutherfordiumidele rutherfordiumele
adessive		rutherfordiumil	rutherfordiumidel rutherfordiumel
ablative		rutherfordiumilt	rutherfordiumidelt rutherfordiumelt
translative		rutherfordiumiks	rutherfordiumideks rutherfordiumeks
terminative		rutherfordiumini	rutherfordiumideni
essive		rutherfordiumina	rutherfordiumidena
abessive		rutherfordiumita	rutherfordiumideta
comitative		rutherfordiumiga	rutherfordiumidega

Declension of rutherfordium (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		rutherfordium	—
accusative	nom.
	gen.	rutherfordiumi
genitive			—
partitive		rutherfordiumit	—
illative		rutherfordiumisse	—
inessive		rutherfordiumis	—
elative		rutherfordiumist	—
allative		rutherfordiumile	—
adessive		rutherfordiumil	—
ablative		rutherfordiumilt	—
translative		rutherfordiumiks	—
terminative		rutherfordiumini	—
essive		rutherfordiumina	—
abessive		rutherfordiumita	—
comitative		rutherfordiumiga	—

Finnish

Etymology

From English rutherfordium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈruterfordium/, [ˈrut̪e̞rˌfo̞rdium]
• Rhymes: -ordium

Noun

rutherfordium

1. rutherfordium

Declension

Inflection of rutherfordium (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		rutherfordium	—
genitive		rutherfordiumin	—
partitive		rutherfordiumia	—
illative		rutherfordiumiin	—
		singular	plural
nominative		rutherfordium	—
accusative	nom.	rutherfordium	—
	gen.	rutherfordiumin
genitive		rutherfordiumin	—
partitive		rutherfordiumia	—
inessive		rutherfordiumissa	—
elative		rutherfordiumista	—
illative		rutherfordiumiin	—
adessive		rutherfordiumilla	—
ablative		rutherfordiumilta	—
allative		rutherfordiumille	—
essive		rutherfordiumina	—
translative		rutherfordiumiksi	—
abessive		rutherfordiumitta	—
instructive		—	—
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rutherfordiumini — accusative nom. rutherfordiumini — gen. rutherfordiumini genitive rutherfordiumini — partitive rutherfordiumiani — inessive rutherfordiumissani — elative rutherfordiumistani — illative rutherfordiumiini — adessive rutherfordiumillani — ablative rutherfordiumiltani — allative rutherfordiumilleni — essive rutherfordiuminani — translative rutherfordiumikseni — abessive rutherfordiumittani — instructive — — comitative — — second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative rutherfordiumisi — accusative nom. rutherfordiumisi — gen. rutherfordiumisi genitive rutherfordiumisi — partitive rutherfordiumiasi — inessive rutherfordiumissasi — elative rutherfordiumistasi — illative rutherfordiumiisi — adessive rutherfordiumillasi — ablative rutherfordiumiltasi — allative rutherfordiumillesi — essive rutherfordiuminasi — translative rutherfordiumiksesi — abessive rutherfordiumittasi — instructive — — comitative — — first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rutherfordiumimme — accusative nom. rutherfordiumimme — gen. rutherfordiumimme genitive rutherfordiumimme — partitive rutherfordiumiamme — inessive rutherfordiumissamme — elative rutherfordiumistamme — illative rutherfordiumiimme — adessive rutherfordiumillamme — ablative rutherfordiumiltamme — allative rutherfordiumillemme — essive rutherfordiuminamme — translative rutherfordiumiksemme — abessive rutherfordiumittamme — instructive — — comitative — — second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative rutherfordiuminne — accusative nom. rutherfordiuminne — gen. rutherfordiuminne genitive rutherfordiuminne — partitive rutherfordiumianne — inessive rutherfordiumissanne — elative rutherfordiumistanne — illative rutherfordiumiinne — adessive rutherfordiumillanne — ablative rutherfordiumiltanne — allative rutherfordiumillenne — essive rutherfordiuminanne — translative rutherfordiumiksenne — abessive rutherfordiumittanne — instructive — — comitative — — third-person possessor singular plural nominative rutherfordiuminsa — accusative nom. rutherfordiuminsa — gen. rutherfordiuminsa genitive rutherfordiuminsa — partitive rutherfordiumiaan rutherfordiumiansa — inessive rutherfordiumissaan rutherfordiumissansa — elative rutherfordiumistaan rutherfordiumistansa — illative rutherfordiumiinsa — adessive rutherfordiumillaan rutherfordiumillansa — ablative rutherfordiumiltaan rutherfordiumiltansa — allative rutherfordiumilleen rutherfordiumillensa — essive rutherfordiuminaan rutherfordiuminansa — translative rutherfordiumikseen rutherfordiumiksensa — abessive rutherfordiumittaan rutherfordiumittansa — instructive — — comitative — —

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁy.tɛʁ.fɔʁ.djɔm/

Noun

rutherfordium m (plural rutherfordiums)

1. rutherfordium

Latin

Chemical element
Rf
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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [rʊ.tʰɛrˈfɔr.di.ũː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ru.terˈfɔr.di.um]

Noun

rutherfordium n (genitive rutherfordiī); second declension

1. rutherfordium

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	rutherfordium	rutherfordia
genitive	rutherfordiī	rutherfordiōrum
dative	rutherfordiō	rutherfordiīs
accusative	rutherfordium	rutherfordia
ablative	rutherfordiō	rutherfordiīs
vocative	rutherfordium	rutherfordia

Slovak

Chemical element
Rf
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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈradzɛfɔrdɪjʊm/

Noun

rutherfordium n (genitive singular rutherfordia, declension pattern of mesto)

1. rutherfordium (element)

Declension

Declension of rutherfordium

	singulare tantum
nominative	rutherfordium
genitive	rutherfordia
dative	rutherfordiu
accusative	rutherfordium
locative	rutherfordiu
instrumental	rutherfordiom

Further reading

• “rutherfordium”, 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
• rutherfordium on the Slovak Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^sk

Swedish

Chemical element
Rf
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Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

rutherfordium n

1. rutherfordium

Declension

Declension of rutherfordium

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	rutherfordium	rutherfordiums
	definite	rutherfordiumet	rutherfordiumets
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Declension of rutherfordium

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	rutherfordium	rutherfordiums
	definite	rutherfordiet	rutherfordiets
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Declension of rutherfordium

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	rutherfordium	rutherfordiums
	definite	rutherfordium	rutherfordiums
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—