noun · neutersecond declension
vanadium
vanadium n (genitive vanadiī)
Classical[waˈna.di.ũː]Ecclesiastical[vaˈnaː.di.um]
Meaning
- New Latinneutervanadium
Declension
| form | singular | plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | vanadium | vanadia |
| genitive | vanadiī | vanadiōrum |
| dative | vanadiō | vanadiīs |
| accusative | vanadium | vanadia |
| ablative | vanadiō | vanadiīs |
| vocative | vanadium | vanadia |
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *h₁weh₂-der. Proto-Germanic *wanaz Old Norse vanr Old Norse Vana Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁sder. Proto-Germanic *dīsiz Old Norse dís Old Norse Dís Old Norse Vanadís Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -iusnom. Latin -ium Latin vanadium Derived from Old Norse Vanadís, (one of the names of Freyja, goddess of beauty) + -ium (chemical element suffix), in reference to the many beautifully colored chemical compounds it produces. The Norse name is a compound of the names Vana (from vanr (“one of the Vanir”)) and Dís (from dís (“goddess”)).