LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neutersecond declension

chrōmium

chrōmium n (genitive chrōmiī)
Classical[ˈkʰroː.mi.ũː]Ecclesiastical[ˈkrɔː.mi.um]

Meaning

  1. chromium

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativechrōmiumchrōmia
genitivechrōmiīchrōmiōrum
dativechrōmiōchrōmiīs
accusativechrōmiumchrōmia
ablativechrōmiōchrōmiīs
vocativechrōmiumchrōmia

Origins

  1. Proto-Hellenic*kʰrṓwmə
  2. Latinchrōmium

Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma)bor. French chrome Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin chrōmium From French chrome + Latin -ium.

Descendants
  • Englishchromium
  • Portuguesecrómio
  • Portuguesecrômio
  • Burmeseခရိုမီယမ်
  • Chinese鉻
  • Chinese铬
  • Cornishcromyum
  • Greekχρώμιο
  • Hindiक्रोमियम
  • Irishcróimiam

Quick answers

What does chrōmium mean in Latin?
chrōmium, a noun, means “chromium”.
What is the genitive of chrōmium?
The genitive singular is chrōmiī. chrōmium is neuter, second declension.
How do you pronounce chrōmium?
In classical Latin, [ˈkʰroː.mi.ũː]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈkrɔː.mi.um].
Where does chrōmium come from?
Proto-Hellenic *kʰrṓwmə → Latin chrōmium.