# beryllium
## English
### Etymology

From beryl +‎ -ium.

### Pronunciation

* enPR: bərĭl'ēəm, IPA: /bəˈɹɪl.i.əm/
* Audio (US):(file)
* Hyphenation: be‧ryl‧li‧um

### Noun

beryllium (countable and uncountable, plural berylliums)
* (uncountable) The chemical element (symbol Be) with an atomic number of 4; a soft silvery-white low density alkaline earth metal with specialist industrial applications.
* (countable) An atom of this element.

#### Synonyms

* glucinium or glucinum (archaic)

#### Derived terms

* berylliferous
* beryllium-9
* beryllium acetate
* beryllium acetylacetonate
* beryllium aluminate
* beryllium aluminium oxide
* beryllium boride
* beryllium borohydride
* beryllium bromide
* beryllium carbide
* beryllium chloride
* beryllium copper
* beryllium fluoride
* beryllium formate
* beryllium hydroxide
* beryllium iodide
* berylliumlike
* beryllium nitrate
* beryllium nitride
* beryllium oxide
* beryllium sodalite
* beryllium sulfate
* beryllium sulfide
* beryllium sulfite
* beryllium sulphate
* beryllium sulphide
* beryllium sulphite
* diberyllium
* radioberyllium
* tetraberyllium

#### Related terms

* beryl
* beryllia
* beryllide
* berylline
* berylliosis
* berylloid
* beryllonite
* brilliant (possibly)

#### Translations
### See also

* aquamarine
* bertrandite
* bromellite
* chrysoberyl
* emerald
* phenakite

### References

* Beryllium on the British Royal Society of Chemistry's online periodic table

### Further reading

* beryllium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈbɛriːlɪjum]
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

beryllium n
* Alternative form of berylium

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “beryllium”, in Kartotéka Novočeského lexikálního archivu (in Czech)

## Danish
### Etymology

From Danish beryl +‎ -ium, from Latin beryllus, from Ancient Greek βήρυλλος (bḗrullos).

### Noun

beryllium n (singular definite berylliummet, not used in plural form)
* beryllium

#### Declension
### References

* “beryllium” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from German Beryllium. Equivalent to beryl +‎ -ium.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /beːˈri.li.ʏm/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: be‧ryl‧li‧um

### Noun

beryllium n (uncountable)
* beryllium [from 19h c.]

## Finnish
### Etymology

Internationalism (see English beryllium).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈberylːium/, [ˈbe̞rylˌlium]
* Rhymes: -ium
* Hyphenation: be‧ryl‧li‧um

### Noun

element :
| Be | Previous: | litium |
| Be | Next: | boori |
beryllium
* beryllium

#### Declension

Possessive forms of beryllium (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
berylliumini
accusative
nom.
berylliumini
gen.
berylliumini
genitive
berylliumini
partitive
berylliumiani
inessive
berylliumissani
elative
berylliumistani
illative
berylliumiini
adessive
berylliumillani
ablative
berylliumiltani
allative
berylliumilleni
essive
berylliuminani
translative
berylliumikseni
abessive
berylliumittani
instructive
comitative
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
berylliumisi
accusative
nom.
berylliumisi
gen.
berylliumisi
genitive
berylliumisi
partitive
berylliumiasi
inessive
berylliumissasi
elative
berylliumistasi
illative
berylliumiisi
adessive
berylliumillasi
ablative
berylliumiltasi
allative
berylliumillesi
essive
berylliuminasi
translative
berylliumiksesi
abessive
berylliumittasi
instructive
comitative
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
berylliumimme
accusative
nom.
berylliumimme
gen.
berylliumimme
genitive
berylliumimme
partitive
berylliumiamme
inessive
berylliumissamme
elative
berylliumistamme
illative
berylliumiimme
adessive
berylliumillamme
ablative
berylliumiltamme
allative
berylliumillemme
essive
berylliuminamme
translative
berylliumiksemme
abessive
berylliumittamme
instructive
comitative
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
berylliuminne
accusative
nom.
berylliuminne
gen.
berylliuminne
genitive
berylliuminne
partitive
berylliumianne
inessive
berylliumissanne
elative
berylliumistanne
illative
berylliumiinne
adessive
berylliumillanne
ablative
berylliumiltanne
allative
berylliumillenne
essive
berylliuminanne
translative
berylliumiksenne
abessive
berylliumittanne
instructive
comitative
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
berylliuminsa
accusative
nom.
berylliuminsa
gen.
berylliuminsa
genitive
berylliuminsa
partitive
berylliumiaan berylliumiansa
inessive
berylliumissaan berylliumissansa
elative
berylliumistaan berylliumistansa
illative
berylliumiinsa
adessive
berylliumillaan berylliumillansa
ablative
berylliumiltaan berylliumiltansa
allative
berylliumilleen berylliumillensa
essive
berylliuminaan berylliuminansa
translative
berylliumikseen berylliumiksensa
abessive
berylliumittaan berylliumittansa
instructive
comitative

#### Derived terms

* berylliumfluoridi
* berylliumkloridi
* berylliumoksidi

### Further reading

* “beryllium”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

## Latin
### Etymology

Derived from bēryll(us) (“beryl”) +‎ -ium (“chemical element suffix”).

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /beːˈryl.li.um/, [beːˈrʏlːʲiʊ̃ˑ]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /beˈril.li.um/, [beˈrilːium]

### Noun

bēryllium n (genitive bērylliī); second declension
* beryllium

#### Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

## Northern Sami
### Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian beryllium.

### Pronunciation

* (Kautokeino) IPA: /ˈperylliːum/

### Noun

beryllium
* beryllium

#### Further reading

* Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎, Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From beryll +‎ -ium.

### Noun

beryllium n (definite singular berylliumet, uncountable)
* beryllium, chemical element, symbol Be

### References

* “beryllium” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
* “beryllium” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From beryll +‎ -ium.

### Noun

beryllium n (definite singular berylliumet, uncountable)
* beryllium, chemical element, symbol Be

### References

* “beryllium” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /bɛˈrʏlɪɵm/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

beryllium n (uncountable)
* beryllium

#### Declension
### References

* beryllium in Svensk ordbok (SO)
* beryllium in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
* beryllium in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
* Svensk MeSH