silicium

See also: Silicium

English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin silicium, from Latin silex (“flint”) + -ium. Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1808.

Noun

silicium (uncountable)

1. (obsolete) The chemical element silicon.

Danish

Chemical element (edit)
Si Atomic number 14 silicium
Classification data Period 3 Group 14 Block p-block Class metalloid
Previous: ← aluminium (Al)
Next: fosfor (P) →

Etymology

From Latin silex +‎ -ium.

Noun

silicium n (singular definite siliciummet or siliciumet, not used in plural form)

1. silicon

Declension

Declension of silicium

neuter gender	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	silicium	siliciummet siliciumet
genitive	siliciums	siliciummets siliciumets

References

• “silicium” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Chemical element (edit)
Si Atomic number 14 silicium
Classification data Period 3 Group 14 Block p-block Class metalloid
Previous: ← aluminium (Al)
Next: fosfor (P) →

Etymology

Borrowed from English silicium, from Latin silicium, from silex (“flint”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌsiˈli.si.ʏm/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: si‧li‧ci‧um

Noun

silicium n (uncountable, no diminutive)

1. silicon (chemical element with atomic number 14)

Related terms

• silicone

French

Chemical element (edit)
Si Atomic number 14 silicium
Classification data Period 3 Group 14 Block p-block Class metalloid
Previous: ← aluminium (Al)
Next: phosphore (P) →

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si.li.sjɔm/

• Audio (Paris):

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• Audio (France (Lyon)):

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Noun

silicium m (plural siliciums)

1. silicon

Descendants

• → Lingala: siliki
• → Persian: سیلیسیم (silisiyom)
• → Turkish: silisyum

Further reading

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

Latin

Chemical element (edit)
Si Atomic number 14 silicium
Classification data Period 3 Group 14 Block p-block Class metalloid
Previous: ← aluminium (Al)
Next: phosphorus (P) →
Latin Wikipedia article on Silicium

Alternative forms

• silicum

Etymology

Derived from silex, silicis (“flint”) +‎ -ium (chemical element suffix). Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1808.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [sɪˈlɪ.ki.ũː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [siˈliː.t͡ʃi.um]

Noun

silicium n (genitive siliciī); second declension

1. (New Latin) silicon (chemical element 14)

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	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
• Romanian: siliciu
• Spanish: silicio