florentium

See also: Florentium

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian florentium, florenzio, from Latin Florentia (“Florence”) + -ium (“metallic element”).^[1]

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) enPR: flərĕnʹshĭəm, IPA^(key): /fləˈɹɛnʃɪəm/,^[1]

Noun

florentium (uncountable)

(chemistry, disused nomenclature)^[1] Promethium.^[1]

Usage notes

The corresponding element symbol of florentium was at first Fr, and changed to Fl with the discovery of francium in 1939.

Translations

chemical element

French: florentium (fr) m
German: Florentium n

Italian: florenziom m

References

1 2 3 4 “florentium” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [2^nd Ed.; 1989]

Latin

Adjective

flōrentium

genitive masculine plural of flōrens
genitive feminine plural of flōrens
genitive neuter plural of flōrens

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