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
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Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈstɪbɪəm/
Noun
stibium (uncountable)
- (chiefly obsolete, rare) antimony
- 2019 Dec 12, Subramanyan & Aravindan, 'Stibium: A Promising Electrode toward Building High-Performance Na-Ion Full-Cells', Chem, volume 5, issue 12.
- kohl: stibnite used in ancient Egypt and Rome for eye cosmetics.
- 1922, E.A.W. Budge. 55. Marble stibium pot inscribed with the name of Paȧtenu (?)
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— A Guide to the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Egyptian Rooms, and the Coptic Room, page 269. British Museum, Department of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities
- 1922, E.A.W. Budge. 55. Marble stibium pot inscribed with the name of Paȧtenu (?)
Derived terms
Further reading
- David Barthelmy (1997–2023), “Stibium”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
- “stibium”, in Mindat.org, Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2023.
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈsti.biˌʏm/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: sti‧bi‧um
Synonyms
Latin
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Sb | |
| Previous: stannum (Sn) | |
| Next: tellurium (Te) | |
Etymology
From Ancient Greek στίβι (stíbi), a variant of Ancient Greek στίμμι (stímmi).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈsti.bi.um/, [ˈs̠t̪ɪbiʊ̃ˑ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈsti.bi.um/, [ˈst̪iːbium]
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
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