florentium

See also: Florentium

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian florentium, florenzio, from Latin Florentia (“Florence”) + -ium (“metallic element”).[1]

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) enPR: flərĕnʹshĭəm, IPA^(key): /fləˈɹɛnʃɪəm/,[1]

Noun

florentium (uncountable)

(chemistry, disused nomenclature)[1] Promethium.[1]

Usage notes

The chemical symbol was at first Fr, and changed to Fl with the discovery of francium in 1939.

Translations

chemical element

French: florentium (fr) m
German: Florentium n
Italian: florenziom m

References

“florentium” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2^nd Ed.; 1989]

Latin

Participle

flōrentium

genitive masculine/feminine/neuter plural of flōrēns

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