# hafnium
## English
### Etymology

From Latin Hafnia (“Copenhagen”) +‎ -ium.

### Pronunciation

* enPR: hăf'nēəm, IPA: /ˈhæfniəm/
* Audio (US):(file)

### Noun

hafnium (uncountable)
* A chemical element (symbol Hf) with an atomic number of 72: a lustrous, silvery-grey tetravalent transition metal.

#### Synonyms

* celtium (former name)

#### Derived terms

* eka-hafnium
* hafnian
* hafnium bomb
* hafnium carbide
* hafnium dioxide
* hafnium nitride
* hafnium tetrachloride
* hafnium tetrahalide

#### Translations
## Afrikaans
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

hafnium (uncountable)
* hafnium

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɦafnɪjum]

### Noun

hafnium n
* hafnium

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

From Latin Hafnia +‎ -ium.

### Noun

hafnium n (singular definite hafniummet, not used in plural form)
* hafnium

#### Declension
### References

* “hafnium” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

hafnium n (uncountable)
* hafnium

## Estonian
### Etymology

English hafnium.

### Noun

hafnium (genitive hafniumi, partitive hafniumi or hafniumit)
* hafnium

#### Declension
### Further reading

* hafnium in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)

## Finnish
### Etymology

Internationalism (see English hafnium).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈhɑfnium/, [ˈhɑ̝fnium]
* Rhymes: -ɑfnium
* Hyphenation: haf‧ni‧um

### Noun

hafnium
* hafnium

#### Declension

Possessive forms of hafnium (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
hafniumini
hafniumini
accusative
nom.
hafniumini
hafniumini
gen.
hafniumini
genitive
hafniumini
hafniumieni
partitive
hafniumiani
hafniumejani
inessive
hafniumissani
hafniumeissani
elative
hafniumistani
hafniumeistani
illative
hafniumiini
hafniumeihini
adessive
hafniumillani
hafniumeillani
ablative
hafniumiltani
hafniumeiltani
allative
hafniumilleni
hafniumeilleni
essive
hafniuminani
hafniumeinani
translative
hafniumikseni
hafniumeikseni
abessive
hafniumittani
hafniumeittani
instructive
comitative
—hafniumeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
hafniumisi
hafniumisi
accusative
nom.
hafniumisi
hafniumisi
gen.
hafniumisi
genitive
hafniumisi
hafniumiesi
partitive
hafniumiasi
hafniumejasi
inessive
hafniumissasi
hafniumeissasi
elative
hafniumistasi
hafniumeistasi
illative
hafniumiisi
hafniumeihisi
adessive
hafniumillasi
hafniumeillasi
ablative
hafniumiltasi
hafniumeiltasi
allative
hafniumillesi
hafniumeillesi
essive
hafniuminasi
hafniumeinasi
translative
hafniumiksesi
hafniumeiksesi
abessive
hafniumittasi
hafniumeittasi
instructive
comitative
—hafniumeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
hafniumimme
hafniumimme
accusative
nom.
hafniumimme
hafniumimme
gen.
hafniumimme
genitive
hafniumimme
hafniumiemme
partitive
hafniumiamme
hafniumejamme
inessive
hafniumissamme
hafniumeissamme
elative
hafniumistamme
hafniumeistamme
illative
hafniumiimme
hafniumeihimme
adessive
hafniumillamme
hafniumeillamme
ablative
hafniumiltamme
hafniumeiltamme
allative
hafniumillemme
hafniumeillemme
essive
hafniuminamme
hafniumeinamme
translative
hafniumiksemme
hafniumeiksemme
abessive
hafniumittamme
hafniumeittamme
instructive
comitative
—hafniumeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
hafniuminne
hafniuminne
accusative
nom.
hafniuminne
hafniuminne
gen.
hafniuminne
genitive
hafniuminne
hafniumienne
partitive
hafniumianne
hafniumejanne
inessive
hafniumissanne
hafniumeissanne
elative
hafniumistanne
hafniumeistanne
illative
hafniumiinne
hafniumeihinne
adessive
hafniumillanne
hafniumeillanne
ablative
hafniumiltanne
hafniumeiltanne
allative
hafniumillenne
hafniumeillenne
essive
hafniuminanne
hafniumeinanne
translative
hafniumiksenne
hafniumeiksenne
abessive
hafniumittanne
hafniumeittanne
instructive
comitative
—hafniumeinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
hafniuminsa
hafniuminsa
accusative
nom.
hafniuminsa
hafniuminsa
gen.
hafniuminsa
genitive
hafniuminsa
hafniumiensa
partitive
hafniumiaan hafniumiansa
hafniumejaan hafniumejansa
inessive
hafniumissaan hafniumissansa
hafniumeissaan hafniumeissansa
elative
hafniumistaan hafniumistansa
hafniumeistaan hafniumeistansa
illative
hafniumiinsa
hafniumeihinsa
adessive
hafniumillaan hafniumillansa
hafniumeillaan hafniumeillansa
ablative
hafniumiltaan hafniumiltansa
hafniumeiltaan hafniumeiltansa
allative
hafniumilleen hafniumillensa
hafniumeilleen hafniumeillensa
essive
hafniuminaan hafniuminansa
hafniumeinaan hafniumeinansa
translative
hafniumikseen hafniumiksensa
hafniumeikseen hafniumeiksensa
abessive
hafniumittaan hafniumittansa
hafniumeittaan hafniumeittansa
instructive
comitative
—hafniumeineen hafniumeinensa :

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /af.njɔm/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

hafnium m (uncountable)
* hafnium

### Further reading

* “hafnium”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Hungarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈhɒfnijum]
* Hyphenation: haf‧ni‧um
* Rhymes: -um

### Noun

hafnium (usually uncountable, plural hafniumok)
* hafnium (chemical element)

#### Declension
## Latin
### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈhaf.ni.um/, [ˈhäfniʊ̃ˑ]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈaf.ni.um/, [ˈäfnium]

### Noun

hafnium n (genitive hafniī); second declension
* hafnium

#### Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

## Limburgish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈhɑ˦fɲɔ˧m]

### Noun

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

## Malay
### Etymology

From English hafnium, from Latin Hafnia.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [hafniom], [hafniəm]
* Rhymes: -iom, -jom, -om

### Noun

hafnium
* hafnium

## Slovak
### Etymology

Derived from Latin Hafnia (“Copenhagen”).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɦafnɪjʊm/

### Noun

hafnium n
* hafnium

#### Derived terms

* hafniový

### Further reading

* “hafnium”, 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
### Noun

hafnium n
* hafnium

#### Declension
### References

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