German

Noun

Silicium n ‎(genitive Siliciums, no plural)

1. Alternative form of Silizium

English

Noun

silicium ‎(uncountable)

1. (obsolete) The non-metallic chemical element silicon.

Dutch

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Latin silicium, from silex ‎(“flint”).

Noun

silicium n ‎(uncountable)

1. silicon

French

Etymology

From Latin silicium, from silex ‎(“flint”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /si.li.sjɔm/

Noun

silicium m ‎(plural siliciums)

1. silicon

Latin

Etymology

Derived from silex, silicis ‎(“flint”) +‎ -ium ‎(chemical element suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /siˈli.ki.um/, [sɪˈlɪ.ki.ũ]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /siˈli.t͡ʃi.um/, [siˈliː.t͡ʃi.um]

Noun

silicium n ‎(genitive siliciī); second declension

1. silicon (chemical element 14)

Related terms

• silica

Inflection

Second declension.

Descendants

• Dutch: silicium
• English: silicon
• Esperanto: silicio
• Galician: silicio
• Italian: silicio
• Spanish: silicio