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Webster 1913 Edition


Plumbum


Plum′bum

,
Noun.
[L.]
(Chem.)
The technical name of lead. See
Lead
.

Definition 2024


plumbum

plumbum

Latin

Noun

plumbum n (genitive plumbī); second declension

  1. lead (metal)
  2. ball of lead
  3. (poetic) pipe of lead
  4. (New Latin) pencil

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative plumbum plumba
genitive plumbī plumbōrum
dative plumbō plumbīs
accusative plumbum plumba
ablative plumbō plumbīs
vocative plumbum plumba

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • plumbum album
  • plumbum nigrum

Related terms

Descendants

  • Romansch: plum, plùn m, plùm m, plom m
  • Sardinian: peumu, piumbu, piumu, plumbu
  • Sicilian: chiummu, ghiummu
  • Spanish: plomo
  • Venetian: piònbo
  • Welsh: plwm

References


Malay

Chemical element
Pb Previous: talium (Tl)
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Etymology

From Latin plumbum, related to Ancient Greek μόλυβδος (mólubdos).

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [plumbom], [plumbəm], [plambəm]
  • Rhymes: -umbom, -bom, -om

Noun

plumbum (Jawi spelling ڤلومبوم)

  1. lead (chemical element)

Synonyms