beryllium
English
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| English Wikipedia article on Beryllium |
Etymology
From beryl + -ium, so called because the element is a key component of the mineral beryl.
Pronunciation
- enPR: bərĭl'ēəm, IPA(key): /bəˈɹɪl.i.əm/
Audio (General American): (file) Audio (US): (file) - Hyphenation: be‧ryl‧li‧um
Noun
beryllium (countable and uncountable, plural berylliums)
- (uncountable) The chemical element (symbol Be) with an atomic number of 4; a soft silvery-white low density alkaline earth metal with specialist industrial applications.
- (countable) An atom of this element.
Synonyms
Derived terms
- berylliferous
- beryllium-9
- beryllium acetate
- beryllium acetylacetonate
- beryllium aluminate
- beryllium aluminium oxide
- beryllium boride
- beryllium borohydride
- beryllium bromide
- beryllium carbide
- beryllium chloride
- beryllium copper
- beryllium fluoride
- beryllium formate
- beryllium hydroxide
- beryllium iodide
- berylliumlike
- beryllium nitrate
- beryllium nitride
- beryllium oxide
- beryllium sodalite
- beryllium sulfate
- beryllium sulfide
- beryllium sulfite
- beryllium sulphate
- beryllium sulphide
- beryllium sulphite
- chronic beryllium disease
- diberyllium
- radioberyllium
- tetraberyllium
Related terms
related terms
Translations
chemical element
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See also
References
- Beryllium on the British Royal Society of Chemistry's online periodic table
Further reading
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈbɛriːlɪjum]
Audio: (file)
Noun
beryllium n
- alternative form of berylium
Declension
Further reading
- “beryllium”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)
Danish
| Chemical element (edit) | ||||||||
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| Be Atomic number 4 beryllium | ||||||||
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| Next: bor (B) → |
Etymology
From Danish beryl + -ium, from Latin beryllus, from Ancient Greek βήρυλλος (bḗrullos).
Noun
beryllium n (singular definite berylliummet, not used in plural form)
Declension
gender |
singular | |
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| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | beryllium | berylliummet |
| genitive | berylliums | berylliummets |
References
Dutch
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin beryllium. Equivalent to beryl + -ium.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /beːˈri.li.ʏm/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: be‧ryl‧li‧um
Noun
beryllium n (uncountable, no diminutive)
- beryllium [from 19h c.]
Finnish
Etymology
Internationalism (see English beryllium).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈberylːium/, [ˈbe̞rylˌlium]
- Rhymes: -ium
- Syllabification(key): be‧ryl‧li‧um
- Hyphenation(key): be‧ryl‧li‧um
Noun
| Chemical element (edit) | ||||||||
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| Be Atomic number 4 beryllium | ||||||||
Classification data
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| Previous: ← litium (Li) | ||||||||
| Next: boori (B) → |
beryllium
Declension
| Inflection of beryllium (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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| nominative | beryllium | — | |
| genitive | berylliumin | — | |
| partitive | berylliumia | — | |
| illative | berylliumiin | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | beryllium | — | |
| accusative | nom. | beryllium | — |
| gen. | berylliumin | ||
| genitive | berylliumin | — | |
| partitive | berylliumia | — | |
| inessive | berylliumissa | — | |
| elative | berylliumista | — | |
| illative | berylliumiin | — | |
| adessive | berylliumilla | — | |
| ablative | berylliumilta | — | |
| allative | berylliumille | — | |
| essive | berylliumina | — | |
| translative | berylliumiksi | — | |
| abessive | berylliumitta | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
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Derived terms
Further reading
- “beryllium”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2 July 2023
Latin
| Chemical element (edit) | ||||||||
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| Previous: ← lithium (Li) | ||||||||
| Next: borium, boracium (B) → |
Etymology
Derived from bēryll(us) (“beryl”) + -ium (“chemical element suffix”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [beːˈryl.li.ũː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [beˈril.li.um]
Noun
bēryllium n (genitive bērylliī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | bēryllium | bēryllia |
| genitive | bērylliī | bērylliōrum |
| dative | bērylliō | bērylliīs |
| accusative | bēryllium | bēryllia |
| ablative | bērylliō | bērylliīs |
| vocative | bēryllium | bēryllia |
Northern Sami
Etymology
Borrowed from Norwegian beryllium.
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈperylliːum/
Noun
beryllium
Declension
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| Nominative | beryllium | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Genitive | berylliuma | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Singular | Plural | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nominative | beryllium | berylliumat | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accusative | berylliuma | berylliumiid | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Genitive | berylliuma | berylliumiid | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Illative | berylliumii | berylliumiidda | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Locative | berylliumis | berylliumiin | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Comitative | berylliumiin | berylliumiiguin | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Essive | berylliumin | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Further reading
- Eino Koponen, Klaas Ruppel, Kirsti Aapala, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Noun
beryllium n (definite singular berylliumet, uncountable)
References
- “beryllium” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
- “beryllium” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Noun
beryllium n (definite singular berylliumet, uncountable)
References
- “beryllium” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Swedish
| Chemical element (edit) | ||||||||
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| Be Atomic number 4 beryllium | ||||||||
Classification data
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| Previous: ← litium (Li) | ||||||||
| Next: bor (B) → |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɛˈrʏlɪɵm/
Audio: (file)
Noun
beryllium n (uncountable)
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | beryllium | berylliums |
| definite | berylliumet | berylliumets | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | beryllium | berylliums |
| definite | berylliet | berylliets | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | beryllium | berylliums |
| definite | beryllium | berylliums | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |
References
- “beryllium”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
- “beryllium”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
- “beryllium”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
- Svensk MeSH