stibium

English

Alternative forms

• stibnium
• stibnum

Etymology

From Latin stibium (“antimony”), which was imported from Ancient Greek στίβι (stíbi), a variant of στίμμι (stímmi) and originated in Egyptian

sdm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɪbɪəm/

Noun

stibium (uncountable)

1. antimony
2. kohl: stibnite used in ancient Egypt and Rome for eye cosmetics.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• stib-
• stibic
• stibiconite
• stibilite
• stibine

• stibio-
• stiblite
• stibnite
• stibonium

Related terms

• stibiate
• stibiated

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Stibium”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “stibium”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

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Dutch

Etymology

From Latin stibium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsti.biˌʏm/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: sti‧bi‧um

Noun

stibium n (uncountable)

1. antimony

Synonyms

• antimoon
• antimonium

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek στίβι (stíbi).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsti.bi.um/, [ˈs̠t̪ɪbiʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsti.bi.um/, [ˈst̪iːbium]

Noun

stibium n (genitive stibiī); second declension

1. antimony
2. kohl, stibnite

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	stibium	stibia
Genitive	stibiī	stibiōrum
Dative	stibiō	stibiīs
Accusative	stibium	stibia
Ablative	stibiō	stibiīs
Vocative	stibium	stibia

References

• “stibium”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• stibium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.