yttrium
English
| Chemical element | ||||||||
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| Y Atomic number 39 yttrium | ||||||||
Classification data
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| Previous: ← strontium (Sr) | ||||||||
| Next: zirconium (Zr) → | ||||||||
| English Wikipedia article on YttriumCategory:English links with redundant alt parameters#YTTRIUM |

Etymology
From Ytterby + -iumCategory:English terms suffixed with -ium#YTTRIUM, named after Ytterby, Sweden, the same etymological source as terbium, erbium, and ytterbium.
Pronunciation
- enPR: ĭt'rēəm, IPA(key): /ˈɪtɹiːəm/, /ˈjɪtɹiːəm/Category:English 3-syllable words#YTTRIUMCategory:English 3-syllable words#YTTRIUMCategory:English terms with IPA pronunciation#YTTRIUM
Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#YTTRIUMAudio (Southern England): (file)
Category:English terms with audio pronunciation#YTTRIUMAudio (General American): (file)
Noun
yttrium (usually uncountable, plural yttriums)Category:English lemmas#YTTRIUMCategory:English nouns#YTTRIUMCategory:English uncountable nouns#YTTRIUMCategory:English countable nouns#YTTRIUMCategory:English entries with incorrect language header#YTTRIUMCategory:Pages with entries#YTTRIUMCategory:Pages with 9 entries#YTTRIUM
- A silvery metallic chemical element with an atomic number of 39, mainly found in combination with lanthanide elements in rare earth minerals.
- Alternative form: Y (symbol)
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
See also
Category:en:Yttrium#YTTRIUMCategory:en:Metals#YTTRIUM Category:English terms derived from toponyms#YTTRIUMAfrikaans
| Chemical element | ||||||||
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| Y Atomic number 39 yttrium | ||||||||
Classification data
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| Previous: ← strontium (Sr) | ||||||||
| Next: sirkonium (Zr) → |
Pronunciation
Noun
yttrium (uncountable)Category:Afrikaans lemmas#YTTRIUMCategory:Afrikaans nouns#YTTRIUMCategory:Afrikaans entries with incorrect language header#YTTRIUMCategory:Pages with entries#YTTRIUMCategory:Pages with 9 entries#YTTRIUMCategory:Afrikaans uncountable nouns#YTTRIUM
Czech
| Chemical element | |
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| Y | |
| Previous: stroncium (Sr) | |
| Next: zirkonium (Zr) | |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɪtrɪjum]Category:Czech terms with IPA pronunciation#YTTRIUM
- Hyphenation: yt‧t‧rium
Noun
yttrium nCategory:Czech lemmas#YTTRIUMCategory:Czech nouns#YTTRIUMCategory:Czech entries with incorrect language header#YTTRIUMCategory:Czech neuter nouns#YTTRIUMCategory:Pages with entries#YTTRIUMCategory:Pages with 9 entries#YTTRIUM
- yttrium (metallic chemical element with an atomic number of 39)
Declension
Danish
| Chemical element | |
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| Y | |
| Previous: strontium (Sr) | |
| Next: zirconium (Zr) | |
Etymology
From SwedishCategory:Danish terms derived from Swedish#YTTRIUM Ytterby + -iumCategory:Danish terms suffixed with -ium#YTTRIUM.
Noun
yttrium n (singular definite yttriummet, not used in plural form)Category:Danish lemmas#YTTRIUMCategory:Danish nouns#YTTRIUMCategory:Danish nouns with red links in their headword lines#YTTRIUMCategory:Danish entries with incorrect language header#YTTRIUMCategory:Danish neuter nouns#YTTRIUMCategory:Pages with entries#YTTRIUMCategory:Pages with 9 entries#YTTRIUM
Declension
| neuter gender |
singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | yttrium | yttriummet |
| genitive | yttriums | yttriummets |
References
- “yttrium” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
| Chemical element | ||||||||
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| Y Atomic number 39 yttrium | ||||||||
Classification data
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| Previous: ← strontium (Sr) | ||||||||
| Next: zirkonium (Zr) → |
Etymology
Borrowed from New LatinCategory:Dutch terms borrowed from New Latin#YTTRIUMCategory:Dutch terms derived from New Latin#YTTRIUM yttrium or SwedishCategory:Dutch terms borrowed from Swedish#YTTRIUMCategory:Dutch terms derived from Swedish#YTTRIUM yttrium. Named after Ytterby in Sweden. The first mention is from the late eighteenth century, which in fact referred to gadolinite, a mineral that was at the time misidentified as an element.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈi.tri.ʏm/Category:Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation#YTTRIUM
Category:Dutch terms with audio pronunciation#YTTRIUMAudio: (file) - Hyphenation: yt‧tri‧um
Noun
yttrium n (uncountable, no diminutive)Category:Dutch lemmas#YTTRIUMCategory:Dutch nouns#YTTRIUMCategory:Dutch uncountable nouns#YTTRIUMCategory:Dutch entries with incorrect language header#YTTRIUMCategory:Dutch neuter nouns#YTTRIUMCategory:Pages with entries#YTTRIUMCategory:Pages with 9 entries#YTTRIUM
- yttrium [from mid 19th c.]
Related terms
Finnish
Etymology
InternationalismCategory:Finnish internationalisms#YTTRIUM (see English yttrium).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈyt(ː)rium/, [ˈyt̪.(t̪)rium]Category:Finnish 3-syllable words#YTTRIUMCategory:Finnish terms with IPA pronunciation#YTTRIUM
- Rhymes: -yt(ː)riumCategory:Rhymes:Finnish/yt(ː)rium#YTTRIUMCategory:Rhymes:Finnish/yt(ː)rium/3 syllables#YTTRIUM
- Syllabification(key): ytt‧ri‧um
- Hyphenation(key): ytt‧ri‧um
Noun
yttriumCategory:Finnish lemmas#YTTRIUMCategory:Finnish nouns#YTTRIUMCategory:Finnish entries with incorrect language header#YTTRIUMCategory:Pages with entries#YTTRIUMCategory:Pages with 9 entries#YTTRIUM
Declension
| Inflection of yttrium (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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| nominative | yttrium | — | |
| genitive | yttriumin | — | |
| partitive | yttriumia | — | |
| illative | yttriumiin | — | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | yttrium | — | |
| accusative | nom. | yttrium | — |
| gen. | yttriumin | ||
| genitive | yttriumin | — | |
| partitive | yttriumia | — | |
| inessive | yttriumissa | — | |
| elative | yttriumista | — | |
| illative | yttriumiin | — | |
| adessive | yttriumilla | — | |
| ablative | yttriumilta | — | |
| allative | yttriumille | — | |
| essive | yttriumina | — | |
| translative | yttriumiksi | — | |
| abessive | yttriumitta | — | |
| instructive | — | — | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Derived terms
French
Pronunciation
Noun
yttrium m (uncountable)Category:French lemmas#YTTRIUMCategory:French nouns#YTTRIUMCategory:French uncountable nouns#YTTRIUMCategory:French entries with incorrect language header#YTTRIUMCategory:French masculine nouns#YTTRIUMCategory:Pages with entries#YTTRIUMCategory:Pages with 9 entries#YTTRIUM
Further reading
- “yttrium”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012
Latin
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Y | |
| Previous: strontium (Sr) | |
| Next: zirconium (Zr) | |
Pronunciation
Noun
yttrium n (genitive yttriī)Category:Latin lemmas#YTTRIUMCategory:Latin nouns#YTTRIUMCategory:Latin second declension nouns#YTTRIUMCategory:Latin neuter nouns in the second declension#YTTRIUMCategory:Latin terms spelled with Y#YTTRIUMCategory:Latin entries with incorrect language header#YTTRIUMCategory:Latin neuter nouns#YTTRIUMCategory:Pages with entries#YTTRIUMCategory:Pages with 9 entries#YTTRIUM; second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | yttrium | yttria |
| genitive | yttriī | yttriōrum |
| dative | yttriō | yttriīs |
| accusative | yttrium | yttria |
| ablative | yttriō | yttriīs |
| vocative | yttrium | yttria |
Swedish
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Y | |
| Previous: strontium (Sr) | |
| Next: zirkonium (Zr) | |
Pronunciation
Noun
yttrium n (uncountable)Category:Swedish lemmas#YTTRIUMCategory:Swedish nouns#YTTRIUMCategory:Swedish entries with incorrect language header#YTTRIUMCategory:Swedish neuter nouns#YTTRIUMCategory:Pages with entries#YTTRIUMCategory:Pages with 9 entries#YTTRIUMCategory:Swedish uncountable nouns#YTTRIUM
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | yttrium | yttriums |
| definite | yttriumet | yttriumets | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | yttrium | yttriums |
| definite | yttriet | yttriets | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | yttrium | yttriums |
| definite | yttrium | yttriums | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |
References
- “yttrium”, in Svensk ordbok [Dictionary of Swedish] (in Swedish)
- “yttrium”, in Svenska Akademiens ordlista [Wordlist of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
- “yttrium”, in Svenska Akademiens ordbok [Dictionary of the Swedish Academy] (in Swedish)
- Svensk MeSH
