yterbiwm
Welsh
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Yb | |
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| Next: lwtetiwm (Lu) | |
Etymology
Borrowed from English ytterbium, from Swedish Ytterby (literally “outer village”), a town in Sweden. Doublet of erbiwm, terbiwm, and ytriwm.
Pronunciation
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ɨ̞ˈtɛrbjʊm/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ɪˈtɛrbjʊm/
- Rhymes: -ɛrbjʊm
Mutation
| Welsh mutation | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| radical | soft | nasal | h-prothesis |
| yterbiwm | unchanged | unchanged | hyterbiwm |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | |||
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