calciu

Asturian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkal.θju]

Noun

calciu m

  1. calcium (chemical element)

Romanian

Chemical element
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Etymology

From French calcium, from English, a New Latin word derived by Sir Humphry Davy in 1808, from Latin calx ("lime", "limestone") because it occurs in limestone.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkalt͡ʃju/
  • Hyphenation: cal‧ciu

Noun

calciu n (uncountable)

  1. calcium (chemical element)

References

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