erbium

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English

Chemical element
Er
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Etymology

From Ytterby +‎ -ium, named after Ytterby, Sweden, the same etymological source as yttrium, terbium, and ytterbium.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɜː.bɪ.əm/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• (US) enPR: ûr'bē-əm, IPA^(key): /ˈɝ.bi.əm/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)biəm

Noun

erbium (countable and uncountable, plural erbiums)

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erbium

Wikipedia

1. A chemical element (symbol Er) with atomic number 68: a silvery-white metal, in nature always found in combination with other elements.
2. (countable) A single atom of this element.

Derived terms

• erbium oxide
• erbium trichloride

Related terms

• erbia
• terbium
• ytterbium
• yttrium

Translations

chemical element

Afrikaans: erbium (af) Albanian: erbium Arabic: إِرْبِيُوم m (ʔirbiyum) Armenian: էրբիում (hy) (ērbium) Asturian: erbiu (ast) m Basque: erbioa Belarusian: э́рбій m (érbij) Breton: erbiom (br) Bulgarian: е́рбий m (érbij) Catalan: erbi (ca) m Chinese: Mandarin: 鉺／铒 (zh) (ěr) Cornish: erbyum Czech: erbium (cs) Danish: erbium (da) Dutch: erbium (nl) n Esperanto: erbio (eo) Estonian: erbium (et) Faroese: erbium n Finnish: erbium (fi) French: erbium (fr) m Friulian: erbi Galician: erbio (gl) m Georgian: ერბიუმი (erbiumi) German: Erbium (de) n Greek: έρβιο (el) n (érvio) Hebrew: ארביום (he) (érbiyum) Hindi: रक्तला (hi) (raktalā) Hungarian: erbium (hu) Icelandic: erbín (is) Irish: eirbiam Italian: erbio (it) m Japanese: エルビウム (ja) (erubiumu) Kashubian: érb Kazakh: эрбий (kk) (érbii) Khmer: អែប្យូម (ʼaepyoum) Korean: 에르븀 (ko) (ereubyum), 어븀 (eobyum) Latin: erbium (la) Latvian: erbijs Lithuanian: erbis (lt) Luxembourgish: Erbium Macedonian: ербиум m (erbium) Malay: erbium Maltese: erbjum Manx: erbium Mongolian: эрби (erbi) Norwegian: erbium (no) Polish: erb (pl) m Portuguese: érbio (pt) m Romanian: erbiu (ro) n Russian: э́рбий (ru) m (érbij) Scottish Gaelic: eirbiam Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: ербиj m, ербиjум m Roman: erbij (sh), erbijum m Slovak: erbium n Slovene: erbij (sl) m Spanish: erbio (es) m Swedish: erbium (sv) Tajik: Эрбий (Erbiy) Tamil: எல்லிரும்பு (ellirumpu) Thai: เออร์เบียม (əə-bîiam) Turkish: erbiyum (tr) Ukrainian: е́рбій m (érbij) Uzbek: эрбий (uz) (erbiy), erbiy (uz) Vietnamese: eribi Volapük: lerbin (vo) Welsh: erbiwm West Frisian: erbium

Anagrams

• imbrue, imbuer

Afrikaans

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erbium

Wikipedia ^af

Chemical element
Er
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Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

erbium (uncountable)

1. erbium

Derived terms

• erbies

Czech

Chemical element
Er
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Next: thulium (Tm)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛrbɪjum]

Noun

erbium n

1. erbium (metallic chemical element with an atomic number of 68)

Declension

	singular	plural
nominative	erbium	erbia
genitive	erbia	erbií
dative	erbiu	erbiím
accusative	erbium	erbia
vocative	erbium	erbia
locative	erbiu	erbiích
instrumental	erbiem	erbii

Declension of erbium (semisoft neuter foreign)

Danish

Noun

erbium

1. erbium
   • 1874, Beretning ..., page 29:

     ... at Thorium maaske bør betragtes som fireatomet, Cer, Lanthan, Didym, Erbium og Yttrium derimod som treatomige.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 2016, Yrsa Sigurdardottir, DNA, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:

     Erbium, stoffet med atomnummer otteogtres og atomtegn Er.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

   • 1881, Tidsskrift for physik og chemi: samt disse videnskabers anvendelse ...:

     ... Vanadium, Antimon, Tantal, Erbium, Ytterbium, Cerium, ...

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Dutch

Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:

erbium

Wikipedia ^nl

Chemical element
Er
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Next: thulium (Tm)

Etymology

Borrowed. Named after Ytterby in Sweden.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛr.biˌʏm/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: er‧bi‧um
• Rhymes: -ɛrbiʏm

Noun

erbium n (uncountable)

1. erbium

Related terms

• terbium
• ytterbium
• yttrium

Estonian

Chemical element
Er
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Next: tuulium (Th)

Etymology

German Erbium.

Noun

erbium (genitive erbiumi, partitive erbiumi or erbiumit)

1. erbium

Declension

Declension of erbium (ÕS type 19/seminar, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		erbium	erbiumid
accusative	nom.
	gen.	erbiumi
genitive			erbiumide
partitive		erbiumi	erbiume erbiumisid
illative		erbiumi erbiumisse	erbiumidesse erbiumesse
inessive		erbiumis	erbiumides erbiumes
elative		erbiumist	erbiumidest erbiumest
allative		erbiumile	erbiumidele erbiumele
adessive		erbiumil	erbiumidel erbiumel
ablative		erbiumilt	erbiumidelt erbiumelt
translative		erbiumiks	erbiumideks erbiumeks
terminative		erbiumini	erbiumideni
essive		erbiumina	erbiumidena
abessive		erbiumita	erbiumideta
comitative		erbiumiga	erbiumidega

Declension of erbium (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		erbium	—
accusative	nom.
	gen.	erbiumi
genitive			—
partitive		erbiumit	—
illative		erbiumisse	—
inessive		erbiumis	—
elative		erbiumist	—
allative		erbiumile	—
adessive		erbiumil	—
ablative		erbiumilt	—
translative		erbiumiks	—
terminative		erbiumini	—
essive		erbiumina	—
abessive		erbiumita	—
comitative		erbiumiga	—

Finnish

Finnish Wikipedia has an article on:

erbium

Wikipedia ^fi

Etymology

Internationalism (see English erbium).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈerbium/, [ˈe̞rbium]
• Rhymes: -erbium
• Syllabification^(key): er‧bi‧um

Noun

erbium

1. erbium

Declension

Inflection of erbium (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		erbium	erbiumit
genitive		erbiumin	erbiumien
partitive		erbiumia	erbiumeja
illative		erbiumiin	erbiumeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		erbium	erbiumit
accusative	nom.	erbium	erbiumit
	gen.	erbiumin
genitive		erbiumin	erbiumien
partitive		erbiumia	erbiumeja
inessive		erbiumissa	erbiumeissa
elative		erbiumista	erbiumeista
illative		erbiumiin	erbiumeihin
adessive		erbiumilla	erbiumeilla
ablative		erbiumilta	erbiumeilta
allative		erbiumille	erbiumeille
essive		erbiumina	erbiumeina
translative		erbiumiksi	erbiumeiksi
abessive		erbiumitta	erbiumeitta
instructive		—	erbiumein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of erbium (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative erbiumini erbiumini accusative nom. erbiumini erbiumini gen. erbiumini genitive erbiumini erbiumieni partitive erbiumiani erbiumejani inessive erbiumissani erbiumeissani elative erbiumistani erbiumeistani illative erbiumiini erbiumeihini adessive erbiumillani erbiumeillani ablative erbiumiltani erbiumeiltani allative erbiumilleni erbiumeilleni essive erbiuminani erbiumeinani translative erbiumikseni erbiumeikseni abessive erbiumittani erbiumeittani instructive — — comitative — erbiumeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative erbiumisi erbiumisi accusative nom. erbiumisi erbiumisi gen. erbiumisi genitive erbiumisi erbiumiesi partitive erbiumiasi erbiumejasi inessive erbiumissasi erbiumeissasi elative erbiumistasi erbiumeistasi illative erbiumiisi erbiumeihisi adessive erbiumillasi erbiumeillasi ablative erbiumiltasi erbiumeiltasi allative erbiumillesi erbiumeillesi essive erbiuminasi erbiumeinasi translative erbiumiksesi erbiumeiksesi abessive erbiumittasi erbiumeittasi instructive — — comitative — erbiumeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative erbiumimme erbiumimme accusative nom. erbiumimme erbiumimme gen. erbiumimme genitive erbiumimme erbiumiemme partitive erbiumiamme erbiumejamme inessive erbiumissamme erbiumeissamme elative erbiumistamme erbiumeistamme illative erbiumiimme erbiumeihimme adessive erbiumillamme erbiumeillamme ablative erbiumiltamme erbiumeiltamme allative erbiumillemme erbiumeillemme essive erbiuminamme erbiumeinamme translative erbiumiksemme erbiumeiksemme abessive erbiumittamme erbiumeittamme instructive — — comitative — erbiumeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative erbiuminne erbiuminne accusative nom. erbiuminne erbiuminne gen. erbiuminne genitive erbiuminne erbiumienne partitive erbiumianne erbiumejanne inessive erbiumissanne erbiumeissanne elative erbiumistanne erbiumeistanne illative erbiumiinne erbiumeihinne adessive erbiumillanne erbiumeillanne ablative erbiumiltanne erbiumeiltanne allative erbiumillenne erbiumeillenne essive erbiuminanne erbiumeinanne translative erbiumiksenne erbiumeiksenne abessive erbiumittanne erbiumeittanne instructive — — comitative — erbiumeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative erbiuminsa erbiuminsa accusative nom. erbiuminsa erbiuminsa gen. erbiuminsa genitive erbiuminsa erbiumiensa partitive erbiumiaan erbiumiansa erbiumejaan erbiumejansa inessive erbiumissaan erbiumissansa erbiumeissaan erbiumeissansa elative erbiumistaan erbiumistansa erbiumeistaan erbiumeistansa illative erbiumiinsa erbiumeihinsa adessive erbiumillaan erbiumillansa erbiumeillaan erbiumeillansa ablative erbiumiltaan erbiumiltansa erbiumeiltaan erbiumeiltansa allative erbiumilleen erbiumillensa erbiumeilleen erbiumeillensa essive erbiuminaan erbiuminansa erbiumeinaan erbiumeinansa translative erbiumikseen erbiumiksensa erbiumeikseen erbiumeiksensa abessive erbiumittaan erbiumittansa erbiumeittaan erbiumeittansa instructive — — comitative — erbiumeineen erbiumeinensa

French

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erbium

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛʁ.bjɔm/

• Audio:

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Noun

erbium m (uncountable)

1. erbium

Hungarian

 erbium on Hungarian Wikipedia

Chemical element
Er
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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛrbijum]
• Hyphenation: er‧bi‧um
• Rhymes: -um

Noun

erbium (usually uncountable, plural erbiumok)

1. erbium (chemical element)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	erbium	erbiumok
accusative	erbiumot	erbiumokat
dative	erbiumnak	erbiumoknak
instrumental	erbiummal	erbiumokkal
causal-final	erbiumért	erbiumokért
translative	erbiummá	erbiumokká
terminative	erbiumig	erbiumokig
essive-formal	erbiumként	erbiumokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	erbiumban	erbiumokban
superessive	erbiumon	erbiumokon
adessive	erbiumnál	erbiumoknál
illative	erbiumba	erbiumokba
sublative	erbiumra	erbiumokra
allative	erbiumhoz	erbiumokhoz
elative	erbiumból	erbiumokból
delative	erbiumról	erbiumokról
ablative	erbiumtól	erbiumoktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	erbiumé	erbiumoké
non-attributive possessive - plural	erbiuméi	erbiumokéi

Possessive forms of erbium
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	erbiumom	erbiumaim
2nd person sing.	erbiumod	erbiumaid
3rd person sing.	erbiuma	erbiumai
1st person plural	erbiumunk	erbiumaink
2nd person plural	erbiumotok	erbiumaitok
3rd person plural	erbiumuk	erbiumaik

Latin

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erbium

Wikipedia ^la

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈer.bi.um/, [ˈɛrbiʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈer.bi.um/, [ˈɛrbium]

Noun

erbium n (genitive erbiī); second declension

1. erbium

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	erbium	erbia
Genitive	erbiī	erbiōrum
Dative	erbiō	erbiīs
Accusative	erbium	erbia
Ablative	erbiō	erbiīs
Vocative	erbium	erbia

Limburgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈæ˨ʁbjɔ˧m]

Noun

erbium n

1. (uncountable) erbium
2. A part of erbium

Malay

Malay Wikipedia has an article on:

erbium

Wikipedia ^ms

Chemical element
Er
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Etymology

From English erbium, from Swedish Ytterby.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ə(r)biom], [ə(r)biəm]
• Rhymes: -iom, -jom, -om

Noun

erbium

1. erbium (chemical element)

Slovak

Chemical element
Er
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Next: túlium (Tm)

Etymology

From the Swedish town of Ytterby.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛrbium/

Noun

erbium n (genitive singular erbia, declension pattern of mesto)

1. erbium (element)

Declension

	singulare tantum
nominative	erbium
genitive	erbia
dative	erbiu
accusative	erbium
locative	erbiu
instrumental	erbiom

Declension of erbium

References

• “erbium”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

Swedish

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:

erbium

Wikipedia ^sv

Chemical element
Er
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Next: tulium (Tm)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɛrbɪɵm/

• Audio:

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Noun

erbium c

1. erbium

Declension

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	erbium	erbiums
	definite	erbiumet	erbiumets
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Declension of erbium

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	erbium	erbiums
	definite	erbiet	erbiets
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Declension of erbium

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	erbium	erbiums
	definite	erbium	erbiums
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Declension of erbium

References

• erbium in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• Svensk MeSH