antimoon

English

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent-

Proto-Indo-European *-s

Proto-Indo-European *h₂énts

Proto-Indo-European *-i

Proto-Indo-European *h₂énti

Ancient Greek ᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)

Ancient Greek ἀντι- (anti-)der.

English anti-

Proto-Indo-European *med-

Proto-Indo-European *meh₁-?

Proto-Indo-European *mḗh₁n̥s

Proto-Germanic *mēnô

Proto-West Germanic *mānō

Old English mōna

Middle English mone

English moon

English antimoon

From anti- + moon.

Noun

antimoon (plural antimoons)

1. The hypothetical analog of the Moon, revolving around the antiearth.

Afrikaans

Chemical element (edit)
Sb Atomic number 51 antimoon
Classification data Period 5 Group 15 Block p-block Class metalloid
Previous: ← tin (Sn)
Next: telluur (Te) →

Etymology

Inherited from Dutch antimoon

Pronunciation

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Noun

antimoon (uncountable)

1. antimony

Hypernyms

• pnikogeen

Dutch

Chemical element (edit)
Sb Atomic number 51 antimoon
Classification data Period 5 Group 15 Block p-block Class metalloid
Previous: ← tin (Sn)
Next: tellurium, telluur (Te) →

Etymology

Probably borrowed from German Antimon, from Latin antimonium (“antimony”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌɑn.tiˈmoːn/

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• Hyphenation: an‧ti‧moon
• Rhymes: -oːn

Noun

antimoon n (uncountable, no diminutive)

1. the metallic chemical element antimony

   Synonyms: antimonium, stibium

Derived terms

• antimoonerts