carbonium

English

Noun

carbonium (plural carboniums)

  1. (dated, chemistry, deprecated) Any of several organic cations; carbocation or carbenium.

Latin

Etymology

Derived from carbō, carbōnis (“charcoal, coal”) +‎ -ium (chemical element suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /karˈboː.ni.um/, [karˈboː.ni.ũ]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /karˈbo.ni.um/, [karˈboː.ni.um]

Noun

carbōnium n (genitive carbōniī); second declension

  1. (New Latin) carbon

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative carbōnium carbōnia
genitive carbōniī carbōniōrum
dative carbōniō carbōniīs
accusative carbōnium carbōnia
ablative carbōniō carbōniīs
vocative carbōnium carbōnia

Descendants

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