կալցիում

Armenian

Etymology

Partly from New Latin calcium and partly from Russian ка́льций (kálʹcij).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [kɑlˈtsʰjum], (but colloquially, under the influence of Russian) IPA(key): [ˈkɑltsʰium], [ˈkɑltsʰjum], [ˈkɑlʲtsʰjum]
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Noun

կալցիում (kalcʿium)

  1. calcium

Usage notes

Eastern Armenian professional circles (such as physicists) colloquially use Russian ка́льций (kálʹcij), as most of them are Russian-educated.

Declension

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