silicium

See also: Silicium

English

Etymology

Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1808, from Latin silex (“flint”).

Noun

silicium (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) The non-metallic chemical element silicon.

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Danish

Noun

silicium

1. silicon (element)

Declension

Declension of silicium

neuter gender	Singular		Plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	silicium	siliciummet	silicium	siliciummene
genitive	siliciums	siliciummets	siliciums	siliciummenes

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Dutch

Chemical element
Si
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Etymology

From Latin silicium, from silex (“flint”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

silicium n (uncountable)

1. silicon

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French

Etymology

From Latin silicium, from silex (“flint”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si.li.sjɔm/

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Noun

silicium m (plural siliciums)

1. silicon

Descendants

• Lingala: siliki

Further reading

• “silicium”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Interlingue

Chemical element
Si
Previous: aluminium (Al)
Next: fosfor (P)

Noun

1. silicon

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Latin

Etymology

Derived from silex, silicis (“flint”) +‎ -ium (chemical element suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /siˈli.ki.um/, [s̠ɪˈlʲɪkiʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /siˈli.t͡ʃi.um/, [siˈliːt͡ʃium]

Noun

silicium n (genitive siliciī); second declension

1. silicon (chemical element 14)

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	silicium	silicia
Genitive	siliciī	siliciōrum
Dative	siliciō	siliciīs
Accusative	silicium	silicia
Ablative	siliciō	siliciīs
Vocative	silicium	silicia

Related terms

• silica

Descendants

• Dutch: silicium
• English: silicon
• Esperanto: silicio
• Galician: silicio
• Italian: silicio
• Portuguese: silício
• Spanish: silicio