German

Noun

Aluminium n ‎(genitive Aluminiums, no plural)

1. aluminium (atomic number 13)

Declension

See also

• Previous: Magnesium. Next: Silizium

Related terms

• Aluminiumfolie

Luxembourgish

Noun

Aluminium m ‎(uncountable)

1. aluminium

English

Alternative forms

• aluminum (US, Canada, Philippines) (see #Usage notes below)

Noun

aluminium ‎(countable and uncountable, plural aluminiums)

1. A light, silvery metal extracted from bauxite, and a chemical element (symbol Al) with an atomic number of 13.
2. (countable) A single atom of this element.

Usage notes

• For information on the origins of the two spellings, see the Wikipedia article.

Synonyms

• alumium (obsolete)
• E173 when used as a food colouring

Derived terms

Related terms

Translations

See also

References

1. ↑ Chambers Dictionary of Etymology, Robert K. Barnhart (ed.), Chambers, 1988

Afrikaans

Noun

aluminium ‎(uncountable)

1. aluminium

Danish

Etymology

Created in 1812, from Latin alūmen ‎(“alum”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): aluminjɔm
• Rhymes: -ɔm

Noun

aluminium n (singular definite aluminiummet, not used in plural form)

1. aluminum

Synonyms

• E173 when used as a food colouring

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

aluminium n ‎(uncountable)

1. aluminium

French

aluminium

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.ly.mi.njɔm/

Noun

aluminium m ‎(plural aluminiums)

1. aluminum (element)

Latin

Etymology

Derived from alūmen, alūminis ‎(“alum”) +‎ -ium ‎(chemical element suffix)

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /a.luːˈmi.ni.um/, [a.ɫuːˈmɪ.ni.ũ]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /a.luˈmi.ni.um/, [a.luˈmiː.ni.um]

Noun

alūminium n ‎(genitive alūminiī); second declension

1. (New Latin) aluminium

Inflection

Second declension.

Malay

Etymology

From English aluminium.

Alternative forms

• الومينيوم

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aluminiom/
• Rhymes: -iom, -jom, -om

Noun

aluminium ‎(Jawi spelling الومينيوم)

1. aluminium (A silvery metal)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Latin alumen

Noun

aluminium m, n ‎(definite singular aluminiumen or aluminiumet) (uncountable)

1. aluminium (UK), or aluminum (US) (chemical element and metal, symbol Al)

Derived terms

• aluminiumsfolie

References

• “aluminium” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Latin alumen

Noun

aluminium m, n ‎(definite singular aluminiumen or aluminiumet) (uncountable)

1. aluminium (UK), or aluminum (US) (chemical element and metal, symbol Al)

Derived terms

• aluminiumsfolie

References

• “aluminium” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [alũˈmʲĩɲũm]

Noun

aluminium n

1. aluminum

Declension

Indeclinable.

Synonyms

• glin

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alɵˈmiːnɪɵm/

Noun

aluminium n ‎(uncountable)

1. aluminium

Declension

References

• aluminium in Svenska Akademiens Ordlista över svenska språket (13th ed., online)