# erbium
## English
### Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin erbium; itself from Swedish Ytterby (the name of the town where the element was first discovered) +‎ -ium, coined by Swedish chemist and mineralogist Carl Gustaf Mosander in 1843. Doublet of terbium, ytterbium, and yttrium.

### Pronunciation

* (UK) IPA: /ˈɜː.bɪ.əm/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* (US) enPR: ûr'bē-əm, IPA: /ˈɝ.bi.əm/
* Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)biəm

### Noun

erbium (countable and uncountable, plural erbiums)
* A chemical element (symbol Er) with atomic number 68: a silvery-white metal, in nature always found in combination with other elements.
* (countable) A single atom of this element.

#### Derived terms

* dierbium
* erbate
* erbian
* erbium oxide
* erbium trichloride
* organoerbium
* radioerbium

#### Related terms

* erbia
* terbium
* ytterbium
* yttrium

#### Translations
### Anagrams

* imbrue, imbuer

## Afrikaans
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

erbium (uncountable)
* erbium

#### Derived terms

* erbies

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɛrbɪjum]

### Noun

erbium n
* erbium (metallic chemical element with an atomic number of 68)

#### Declension
## Danish
### Etymology

From Swedish Ytterby +‎ -ium.

### Noun

erbium n (singular definite erbiummet, not used in plural form)
* erbium
** 1874, Beretning ..., page 29:... at Thorium maaske bør betragtes som fireatomet, Cer, Lanthan, Didym, Erbium og Yttrium derimod som treatomige.(please add an English translation of this quotation)
** 2016, Yrsa Sigurdardottir, DNA, Lindhardt og Ringhof, →ISBN:Erbium, stoffet med atomnummer otteogtres og atomtegn Er.(please add an English translation of this quotation)
** 1881, Tidsskrift for physik og chemi: samt disse videnskabers anvendelse ...:... Vanadium, Antimon, Tantal, Erbium, Ytterbium, Cerium, ...(please add an English translation of this quotation)

#### Declension
### References

* “erbium” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed. Named after Ytterby in Sweden.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɛr.biˌʏm/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: er‧bi‧um
* Rhymes: -ɛrbiʏm

### Noun

erbium n (uncountable)
* erbium

#### Related terms

* terbium
* ytterbium
* yttrium

## Estonian
### Etymology

German Erbium.

### Noun

erbium (genitive erbiumi, partitive erbiumi or erbiumit)
* erbium

#### Declension
## Finnish
### Etymology

Internationalism (see English erbium).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈerbium/, [ˈe̞rbium]
* Rhymes: -erbium
* Hyphenation: er‧bi‧um

### Noun

erbium
* erbium

#### Declension

Possessive forms of erbium (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
erbiumini
erbiumini
accusative
nom.
erbiumini
erbiumini
gen.
erbiumini
genitive
erbiumini
erbiumieni
partitive
erbiumiani
erbiumejani
inessive
erbiumissani
erbiumeissani
elative
erbiumistani
erbiumeistani
illative
erbiumiini
erbiumeihini
adessive
erbiumillani
erbiumeillani
ablative
erbiumiltani
erbiumeiltani
allative
erbiumilleni
erbiumeilleni
essive
erbiuminani
erbiumeinani
translative
erbiumikseni
erbiumeikseni
abessive
erbiumittani
erbiumeittani
instructive
comitative
—erbiumeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
erbiumisi
erbiumisi
accusative
nom.
erbiumisi
erbiumisi
gen.
erbiumisi
genitive
erbiumisi
erbiumiesi
partitive
erbiumiasi
erbiumejasi
inessive
erbiumissasi
erbiumeissasi
elative
erbiumistasi
erbiumeistasi
illative
erbiumiisi
erbiumeihisi
adessive
erbiumillasi
erbiumeillasi
ablative
erbiumiltasi
erbiumeiltasi
allative
erbiumillesi
erbiumeillesi
essive
erbiuminasi
erbiumeinasi
translative
erbiumiksesi
erbiumeiksesi
abessive
erbiumittasi
erbiumeittasi
instructive
comitative
—erbiumeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
erbiumimme
erbiumimme
accusative
nom.
erbiumimme
erbiumimme
gen.
erbiumimme
genitive
erbiumimme
erbiumiemme
partitive
erbiumiamme
erbiumejamme
inessive
erbiumissamme
erbiumeissamme
elative
erbiumistamme
erbiumeistamme
illative
erbiumiimme
erbiumeihimme
adessive
erbiumillamme
erbiumeillamme
ablative
erbiumiltamme
erbiumeiltamme
allative
erbiumillemme
erbiumeillemme
essive
erbiuminamme
erbiumeinamme
translative
erbiumiksemme
erbiumeiksemme
abessive
erbiumittamme
erbiumeittamme
instructive
comitative
—erbiumeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
erbiuminne
erbiuminne
accusative
nom.
erbiuminne
erbiuminne
gen.
erbiuminne
genitive
erbiuminne
erbiumienne
partitive
erbiumianne
erbiumejanne
inessive
erbiumissanne
erbiumeissanne
elative
erbiumistanne
erbiumeistanne
illative
erbiumiinne
erbiumeihinne
adessive
erbiumillanne
erbiumeillanne
ablative
erbiumiltanne
erbiumeiltanne
allative
erbiumillenne
erbiumeillenne
essive
erbiuminanne
erbiumeinanne
translative
erbiumiksenne
erbiumeiksenne
abessive
erbiumittanne
erbiumeittanne
instructive
comitative
—erbiumeinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
erbiuminsa
erbiuminsa
accusative
nom.
erbiuminsa
erbiuminsa
gen.
erbiuminsa
genitive
erbiuminsa
erbiumiensa
partitive
erbiumiaan erbiumiansa
erbiumejaan erbiumejansa
inessive
erbiumissaan erbiumissansa
erbiumeissaan erbiumeissansa
elative
erbiumistaan erbiumistansa
erbiumeistaan erbiumeistansa
illative
erbiumiinsa
erbiumeihinsa
adessive
erbiumillaan erbiumillansa
erbiumeillaan erbiumeillansa
ablative
erbiumiltaan erbiumiltansa
erbiumeiltaan erbiumeiltansa
allative
erbiumilleen erbiumillensa
erbiumeilleen erbiumeillensa
essive
erbiuminaan erbiuminansa
erbiumeinaan erbiumeinansa
translative
erbiumikseen erbiumiksensa
erbiumeikseen erbiumeiksensa
abessive
erbiumittaan erbiumittansa
erbiumeittaan erbiumeittansa
instructive
comitative
—erbiumeineen erbiumeinensa :

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɛʁ.bjɔm/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

erbium m (uncountable)
* erbium

## Hungarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɛrbijum]
* Hyphenation: er‧bi‧um
* Rhymes: -um

### Noun

erbium (usually uncountable, plural erbiumok)
* erbium (chemical element)

#### Declension
## Latin
### Etymology

From Swedish Ytterby (the name of the town where the element was first discovered) +‎ -ium. Coined by Swedish chemist and mineralogist Carl Gustaf Mosander in 1843.

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈer.bi.um/, [ˈɛrbiʊ̃ˑ]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈer.bi.um/, [ˈɛrbium]

### Noun

erbium n (genitive erbiī); second declension
* erbium

#### Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

## Limburgish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈæ˨ʁbjɔ˧m]

### Noun

erbium n
* (uncountable) erbium
* A part of erbium

## Malay
### Etymology

From English erbium, from Swedish Ytterby.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ə(r)biom], [ə(r)biəm]
* Rhymes: -iom, -jom, -om

### Noun

erbium
* erbium (chemical element)

## Slovak
### Etymology

From the Swedish town of Ytterby.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɛrbium/

### Noun

erbium n (genitive singular erbia, declension pattern of mesto)
* erbium (element)

#### Declension
### References

* “erbium”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2025

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɛrbɪɵm/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

erbium c
* erbium

#### Declension
### References

* erbium in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* Svensk MeSH