neptunium

See also: neptuunium, Neptunium, and neptúnium

English

Chemical element
Np
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A sphere of neptunium. Warning: Do not try this at home. Neptunium is fissile; there is the risk of a criticality accident.

Etymology

From Neptune +‎ -ium, after the planet. The previous element is uranium, named after the previous planet: Uranus.

Pronunciation

• enPR: nĕptū'nēəm, IPA^(key): /nɛpˈtjuːniəm/; enPR: nĕpto͞o'nēəm, IPA^(key): /nɛpˈtuːniəm/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Noun

neptunium (uncountable)

1. The transuranic chemical element with atomic number 93 and symbol Np.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• alpha-neptunium
• beta-neptunium
• gamma-neptunium
• neptunate

Related terms

Related terms

• Neptune
• Neptunian
• Neptunianism
• Neptunism
• Neptunist
• neptunite

Translations

chemical element

• Afrikaans: neptunium (af)
• Albanian: neptun
• Arabic: نِبْتُونْيُوم m (nibtunyum)
• Armenian: նեպտունիում (hy) (neptunium)
• Asturian: neptuniu (ast) m
• Basque: neptunioa
• Belarusian: непту́ній m (njeptúnij)
• Breton: neptuniom (br)
• Bulgarian: непту́ний m (neptúnij)
• Catalan: neptuni (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 镎 (zh) (ná)

• Cornish: neptunyum
• Czech: neptunium (cs) n
• Danish: neptunium (da) n
• Dutch: neptunium (nl) n
• Esperanto: neptunio (eo)
• Estonian: neptuunium (et)
• Faroese: neptunium n
• Finnish: neptunium (fi)
• French: neptunium (fr) m
• Friulian: netuni
• Galician: neptunio (gl)
• Georgian: ნეპტუნიუმი (neṗṭuniumi)
• German: Neptunium (de) n
• Greek: ποσειδώνιο (el) n (poseidónio)
• Hebrew: נפטוניום (he) (neptúnyum)
• Hungarian: neptúnium (hu)
• Icelandic: neptún, neptúnín (is) n
• Irish: neiptiúiniam
• Italian: nettunio (it) m
• Japanese: ネプツニウム (ja) (neputsuniumu)
• Kashubian: neptun
• Korean: 넵투늄 (ko) (neptunyum)
• Latin: neptunium (la)
• Latvian: neptūnijs
• Lithuanian: neptūnas
• Luxembourgish: Neptunium
• Macedonian: нептуниум m (neptunium)
• Malay: neptunium
• Maltese: neptunjum
• Manx: nepçhunium
• Mongolian: нептуни (neptuni)
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: neptunium n

  Nynorsk: neptunium (nn) n

• Polish: neptun (pl) m
• Portuguese: neptúnio (pt) m
• Romanian: neptuniu (ro) n
• Russian: непту́ний (ru) m (neptúnij)
• Scottish Gaelic: neiptiùiniam
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: нептуниj m, нептуниjум m

  Roman: neptunij (sh), neptunijum

• Slovak: neptunium n
• Slovene: neptunij (sl) m
• Spanish: neptunio (es) m
• Swedish: neptunium (sv) n
• Tajik: нептуний (neptuniy)
• Tamil: நெருப்பியம் (neruppiyam)
• Thai: เนปทูเนียม (néep-tuu-nîiam)
• Turkish: neptünyum (tr)
• Ukrainian: непту́ній m (neptúnij)
• Uzbek: neptuniy (uz), нептуний (neptuniy)
• Vietnamese: neptuni
• Volapük: neptunin
• Welsh: neptwniwm
• West Frisian: neptunium
• Yiddish: נעפּטוניום m (neptunyum)

Afrikaans

Chemical element
Np
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Noun

neptunium (uncountable)

1. neptunium

Czech

Chemical element
Np
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Next: plutonium (Pu)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnɛptuːnɪjum]
• Hyphenation: nep‧tu‧nium

Noun

neptunium n

1. neptunium

Declension

Declension of neptunium (semisoft neuter foreign)

	singular	plural
nominative	neptunium	neptunia
genitive	neptunia	neptunií
dative	neptuniu	neptuniím
accusative	neptunium	neptunia
vocative	neptunium	neptunia
locative	neptuniu	neptuniích
instrumental	neptuniem	neptunii

Further reading

• “neptunium”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “neptunium”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

Noun

neptunium n

1. neptunium

References

• “neptunium” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Chemical element
Np
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Next: plutonium (Pu)

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

neptunium n (uncountable)

1. neptunium

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English neptunium).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈneptunium/, [ˈne̞pt̪uˌnium]
• Rhymes: -ium
• Syllabification^(key): nep‧tu‧ni‧um

Noun

neptunium

1. neptunium

Declension

Inflection of neptunium (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		neptunium	neptuniumit
genitive		neptuniumin	neptuniumien
partitive		neptuniumia	neptuniumeja
illative		neptuniumiin	neptuniumeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		neptunium	neptuniumit
accusative	nom.	neptunium	neptuniumit
	gen.	neptuniumin
genitive		neptuniumin	neptuniumien
partitive		neptuniumia	neptuniumeja
inessive		neptuniumissa	neptuniumeissa
elative		neptuniumista	neptuniumeista
illative		neptuniumiin	neptuniumeihin
adessive		neptuniumilla	neptuniumeilla
ablative		neptuniumilta	neptuniumeilta
allative		neptuniumille	neptuniumeille
essive		neptuniumina	neptuniumeina
translative		neptuniumiksi	neptuniumeiksi
abessive		neptuniumitta	neptuniumeitta
instructive		—	neptuniumein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

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

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative neptuniumini neptuniumini accusative nom. neptuniumini neptuniumini gen. neptuniumini genitive neptuniumini neptuniumieni partitive neptuniumiani neptuniumejani inessive neptuniumissani neptuniumeissani elative neptuniumistani neptuniumeistani illative neptuniumiini neptuniumeihini adessive neptuniumillani neptuniumeillani ablative neptuniumiltani neptuniumeiltani allative neptuniumilleni neptuniumeilleni essive neptuniuminani neptuniumeinani translative neptuniumikseni neptuniumeikseni abessive neptuniumittani neptuniumeittani instructive — — comitative — neptuniumeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative neptuniumisi neptuniumisi accusative nom. neptuniumisi neptuniumisi gen. neptuniumisi genitive neptuniumisi neptuniumiesi partitive neptuniumiasi neptuniumejasi inessive neptuniumissasi neptuniumeissasi elative neptuniumistasi neptuniumeistasi illative neptuniumiisi neptuniumeihisi adessive neptuniumillasi neptuniumeillasi ablative neptuniumiltasi neptuniumeiltasi allative neptuniumillesi neptuniumeillesi essive neptuniuminasi neptuniumeinasi translative neptuniumiksesi neptuniumeiksesi abessive neptuniumittasi neptuniumeittasi instructive — — comitative — neptuniumeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative neptuniumimme neptuniumimme accusative nom. neptuniumimme neptuniumimme gen. neptuniumimme genitive neptuniumimme neptuniumiemme partitive neptuniumiamme neptuniumejamme inessive neptuniumissamme neptuniumeissamme elative neptuniumistamme neptuniumeistamme illative neptuniumiimme neptuniumeihimme adessive neptuniumillamme neptuniumeillamme ablative neptuniumiltamme neptuniumeiltamme allative neptuniumillemme neptuniumeillemme essive neptuniuminamme neptuniumeinamme translative neptuniumiksemme neptuniumeiksemme abessive neptuniumittamme neptuniumeittamme instructive — — comitative — neptuniumeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative neptuniuminne neptuniuminne accusative nom. neptuniuminne neptuniuminne gen. neptuniuminne genitive neptuniuminne neptuniumienne partitive neptuniumianne neptuniumejanne inessive neptuniumissanne neptuniumeissanne elative neptuniumistanne neptuniumeistanne illative neptuniumiinne neptuniumeihinne adessive neptuniumillanne neptuniumeillanne ablative neptuniumiltanne neptuniumeiltanne allative neptuniumillenne neptuniumeillenne essive neptuniuminanne neptuniumeinanne translative neptuniumiksenne neptuniumeiksenne abessive neptuniumittanne neptuniumeittanne instructive — — comitative — neptuniumeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative neptuniuminsa neptuniuminsa accusative nom. neptuniuminsa neptuniuminsa gen. neptuniuminsa genitive neptuniuminsa neptuniumiensa partitive neptuniumiaan neptuniumiansa neptuniumejaan neptuniumejansa inessive neptuniumissaan neptuniumissansa neptuniumeissaan neptuniumeissansa elative neptuniumistaan neptuniumistansa neptuniumeistaan neptuniumeistansa illative neptuniumiinsa neptuniumeihinsa adessive neptuniumillaan neptuniumillansa neptuniumeillaan neptuniumeillansa ablative neptuniumiltaan neptuniumiltansa neptuniumeiltaan neptuniumeiltansa allative neptuniumilleen neptuniumillensa neptuniumeilleen neptuniumeillensa essive neptuniuminaan neptuniuminansa neptuniumeinaan neptuniumeinansa translative neptuniumikseen neptuniumiksensa neptuniumeikseen neptuniumeiksensa abessive neptuniumittaan neptuniumittansa neptuniumeittaan neptuniumeittansa instructive — — comitative — neptuniumeineen neptuniumeinensa

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɛp.ty.njɔm/

• Audio (Paris):

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Noun

neptunium m (uncountable)

1. neptunium

Further reading

• “neptunium”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /nepˈtuː.ni.um/, [nɛpˈt̪uːniʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /nepˈtu.ni.um/, [nepˈt̪uːnium]

Noun

neptūnium n (genitive neptūniī); second declension

1. neptunium

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	neptūnium	neptūnia
Genitive	neptūniī	neptūniōrum
Dative	neptūniō	neptūniīs
Accusative	neptūnium	neptūnia
Ablative	neptūniō	neptūniīs
Vocative	neptūnium	neptūnia

Malay

Chemical element
Np
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Etymology

From English neptunium, from Neptune.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nɛptuniom], [nɛptuniəm]
• Rhymes: -iom, -jom, -om

Noun

neptunium

1. neptunium (chemical element)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

Named after Neptun, the planet.

Noun

neptunium n (definite singular neptuniumet, uncountable)

1. neptunium, a chemical element with atomic number 93 and symbol Np.

References

• “neptunium” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

Named after Neptun, the planet.

Noun

neptunium n (definite singular neptuniumet, uncountable)

1. neptunium, a chemical element with atomic number 93 and symbol Np.

References

• “neptunium” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Swedish

Chemical element
Np
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Next: plutonium (Pu)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɛpˈtʉːnɪɵm/

• Audio:

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Noun

neptunium n

1. neptunium

Declension

Declension of neptunium

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	neptunium	neptuniums
	definite	neptuniumet	neptuniumets
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Declension of neptunium

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	neptunium	neptuniums
	definite	neptuniet	neptuniets
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Declension of neptunium

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	neptunium	neptuniums
	definite	neptunium	neptuniums
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

References

• neptunium in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• neptunium in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• neptunium in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• Svensk MeSH