# strontium
## English
### Etymology

Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1808, after the earlier term strontianite, for the name of the Scottish town Strontian.

### Pronunciation

* enPR: strŏn'tēəm, IPA: /ˈstɹɒn.ti.əm/
* Audio (US):(file)

### Noun

strontium (usually uncountable, plural strontiums)
* The metallic chemical element (symbol Sr) with an atomic number of 38. It is a soft, reactive, silvery alkaline earth metal.
* (countable) A single atom of this element.

#### Derived terms

* bismuth strontium calcium copper oxide
* rubidium-strontium
* strontane
* strontian (adjective)
* strontic
* strontium-90
* strontium aluminate
* strontium chloride
* strontium chloride hexahydrate
* strontium hydroxide
* strontium nitrate
* strontium nitride
* strontium oxide
* strontium platinocyanide
* strontium ranelate
* strontium titanate
* strontium unit

#### Related terms

* BSCCO
* strontia
* strontian (noun)

#### Translations
### See also

* celestite

### References

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

### Anagrams

* trimounts

## Afrikaans
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

strontium (uncountable)
* strontium

## Danish
### Etymology

From English Strontian +‎ -ium.

### Noun

strontium n (singular definite strontiummet, not used in plural form)
* strontium

#### Declension
### References

* “strontium” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from English strontium, named after Strontian.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈstrɔn.(t)si.ʏm/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: stron‧ti‧um

### Noun

strontium n (uncountable)
* strontium (chemical element) [from early 19th c.]

## Finnish
### Etymology

From English strontium.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈstrontium/, [ˈs̠tro̞n̪t̪ium]
* Rhymes: -ontium
* Hyphenation: stron‧ti‧um

### Noun

strontium
* strontium

#### Declension

Possessive forms of strontium (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
strontiumini
strontiumini
accusative
nom.
strontiumini
strontiumini
gen.
strontiumini
genitive
strontiumini
strontiumieni
partitive
strontiumiani
strontiumejani
inessive
strontiumissani
strontiumeissani
elative
strontiumistani
strontiumeistani
illative
strontiumiini
strontiumeihini
adessive
strontiumillani
strontiumeillani
ablative
strontiumiltani
strontiumeiltani
allative
strontiumilleni
strontiumeilleni
essive
strontiuminani
strontiumeinani
translative
strontiumikseni
strontiumeikseni
abessive
strontiumittani
strontiumeittani
instructive
comitative
—strontiumeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
strontiumisi
strontiumisi
accusative
nom.
strontiumisi
strontiumisi
gen.
strontiumisi
genitive
strontiumisi
strontiumiesi
partitive
strontiumiasi
strontiumejasi
inessive
strontiumissasi
strontiumeissasi
elative
strontiumistasi
strontiumeistasi
illative
strontiumiisi
strontiumeihisi
adessive
strontiumillasi
strontiumeillasi
ablative
strontiumiltasi
strontiumeiltasi
allative
strontiumillesi
strontiumeillesi
essive
strontiuminasi
strontiumeinasi
translative
strontiumiksesi
strontiumeiksesi
abessive
strontiumittasi
strontiumeittasi
instructive
comitative
—strontiumeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
strontiumimme
strontiumimme
accusative
nom.
strontiumimme
strontiumimme
gen.
strontiumimme
genitive
strontiumimme
strontiumiemme
partitive
strontiumiamme
strontiumejamme
inessive
strontiumissamme
strontiumeissamme
elative
strontiumistamme
strontiumeistamme
illative
strontiumiimme
strontiumeihimme
adessive
strontiumillamme
strontiumeillamme
ablative
strontiumiltamme
strontiumeiltamme
allative
strontiumillemme
strontiumeillemme
essive
strontiuminamme
strontiumeinamme
translative
strontiumiksemme
strontiumeiksemme
abessive
strontiumittamme
strontiumeittamme
instructive
comitative
—strontiumeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
strontiuminne
strontiuminne
accusative
nom.
strontiuminne
strontiuminne
gen.
strontiuminne
genitive
strontiuminne
strontiumienne
partitive
strontiumianne
strontiumejanne
inessive
strontiumissanne
strontiumeissanne
elative
strontiumistanne
strontiumeistanne
illative
strontiumiinne
strontiumeihinne
adessive
strontiumillanne
strontiumeillanne
ablative
strontiumiltanne
strontiumeiltanne
allative
strontiumillenne
strontiumeillenne
essive
strontiuminanne
strontiumeinanne
translative
strontiumiksenne
strontiumeiksenne
abessive
strontiumittanne
strontiumeittanne
instructive
comitative
—strontiumeinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
strontiuminsa
strontiuminsa
accusative
nom.
strontiuminsa
strontiuminsa
gen.
strontiuminsa
genitive
strontiuminsa
strontiumiensa
partitive
strontiumiaan strontiumiansa
strontiumejaan strontiumejansa
inessive
strontiumissaan strontiumissansa
strontiumeissaan strontiumeissansa
elative
strontiumistaan strontiumistansa
strontiumeistaan strontiumeistansa
illative
strontiumiinsa
strontiumeihinsa
adessive
strontiumillaan strontiumillansa
strontiumeillaan strontiumeillansa
ablative
strontiumiltaan strontiumiltansa
strontiumeiltaan strontiumeiltansa
allative
strontiumilleen strontiumillensa
strontiumeilleen strontiumeillensa
essive
strontiuminaan strontiuminansa
strontiumeinaan strontiumeinansa
translative
strontiumikseen strontiumiksensa
strontiumeikseen strontiumeiksensa
abessive
strontiumittaan strontiumittansa
strontiumeittaan strontiumeittansa
instructive
comitative
—strontiumeineen strontiumeinensa :

### Further reading

* “strontium”, 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 2023-07-03

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /stʁɔ̃.sjɔm/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

strontium m (uncountable)
* strontium

### Further reading

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

## Latin
### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈstron.ti.um/, [ˈs̠t̪rɔn̪t̪iʊ̃ˑ]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈstron.t͡si.um/, [ˈst̪rɔnt̪͡s̪ium]

### Noun

strontium n (genitive strontiī); second declension
* strontium

#### Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

## Limburgish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈstro˦nʃɔ˧m]

### Noun

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

## Malay
### Etymology

From English strontium, from Scots Strontian.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [strɔntiom], [strɔntiəm], [strɔnʃəm]
* Rhymes: -iom, -jom, -om

### Noun

strontium
* strontium (chemical element)

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈstrɔntsɪɵm/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

strontium n
* strontium

#### Declension
### References

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