# iridium
## English
### Etymology

From international scientific vocabulary, from the New Latin.

### Pronunciation

* enPR: ĭrĭd'ēəm, IPA: /ɪˈɹɪd.i.əm/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)

### Noun

iridium (countable and uncountable, plural iridiums)
* (uncountable) A chemical element (symbol Ir) with an atomic number of 77: a very hard, brittle, silvery-white transition metal of the platinum group.
** 2014, Elizabeth Kolbert, The Sixth Extinction: An Unnatural History, Picador, →ISBN, page 75:Iridium is extremely rare on the surface of the earth but much more common in meteorites.
* (countable) A single atom of this element.

#### Derived terms

* eka-iridium
* heterochromia iridium
* iridiate
* iridic
* iridio-
* iridious
* iridite
* iridium black
* iridium oxide
* iridium-pointed
* iridium tetrachloride
* iridium trichloride
* iridosmine
* osmiridium
* platiniridium
* platino-iridium
* platinum-iridium

#### Related terms

* iridescence
* iridin
* iridiosmium
* iridise, iridize
* iris

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

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

iridium (uncountable)
* iridium

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɪriːdɪjum]
* Hyphenation: iri‧dium

### Noun

iridium n
* iridium

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

From Ancient Greek ἶρις (îris) +‎ -ium.

### Noun

iridium n (singular definite iridiummet, not used in plural form)
* iridium

#### Declension
### References

* “iridium” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Dutch
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

iridium n (uncountable)
* iridium

## Finnish
### Etymology

Internationalism (see English iridium).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈiridium/, [ˈiriˌdium]
* Rhymes: -ium
* Hyphenation: iri‧di‧um

### Noun

iridium
* iridium

#### Declension

Possessive forms of iridium (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
iridiumini
iridiumini
accusative
nom.
iridiumini
iridiumini
gen.
iridiumini
genitive
iridiumini
iridiumieni
partitive
iridiumiani
iridiumejani
inessive
iridiumissani
iridiumeissani
elative
iridiumistani
iridiumeistani
illative
iridiumiini
iridiumeihini
adessive
iridiumillani
iridiumeillani
ablative
iridiumiltani
iridiumeiltani
allative
iridiumilleni
iridiumeilleni
essive
iridiuminani
iridiumeinani
translative
iridiumikseni
iridiumeikseni
abessive
iridiumittani
iridiumeittani
instructive
comitative
—iridiumeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
iridiumisi
iridiumisi
accusative
nom.
iridiumisi
iridiumisi
gen.
iridiumisi
genitive
iridiumisi
iridiumiesi
partitive
iridiumiasi
iridiumejasi
inessive
iridiumissasi
iridiumeissasi
elative
iridiumistasi
iridiumeistasi
illative
iridiumiisi
iridiumeihisi
adessive
iridiumillasi
iridiumeillasi
ablative
iridiumiltasi
iridiumeiltasi
allative
iridiumillesi
iridiumeillesi
essive
iridiuminasi
iridiumeinasi
translative
iridiumiksesi
iridiumeiksesi
abessive
iridiumittasi
iridiumeittasi
instructive
comitative
—iridiumeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
iridiumimme
iridiumimme
accusative
nom.
iridiumimme
iridiumimme
gen.
iridiumimme
genitive
iridiumimme
iridiumiemme
partitive
iridiumiamme
iridiumejamme
inessive
iridiumissamme
iridiumeissamme
elative
iridiumistamme
iridiumeistamme
illative
iridiumiimme
iridiumeihimme
adessive
iridiumillamme
iridiumeillamme
ablative
iridiumiltamme
iridiumeiltamme
allative
iridiumillemme
iridiumeillemme
essive
iridiuminamme
iridiumeinamme
translative
iridiumiksemme
iridiumeiksemme
abessive
iridiumittamme
iridiumeittamme
instructive
comitative
—iridiumeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
iridiuminne
iridiuminne
accusative
nom.
iridiuminne
iridiuminne
gen.
iridiuminne
genitive
iridiuminne
iridiumienne
partitive
iridiumianne
iridiumejanne
inessive
iridiumissanne
iridiumeissanne
elative
iridiumistanne
iridiumeistanne
illative
iridiumiinne
iridiumeihinne
adessive
iridiumillanne
iridiumeillanne
ablative
iridiumiltanne
iridiumeiltanne
allative
iridiumillenne
iridiumeillenne
essive
iridiuminanne
iridiumeinanne
translative
iridiumiksenne
iridiumeiksenne
abessive
iridiumittanne
iridiumeittanne
instructive
comitative
—iridiumeinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
iridiuminsa
iridiuminsa
accusative
nom.
iridiuminsa
iridiuminsa
gen.
iridiuminsa
genitive
iridiuminsa
iridiumiensa
partitive
iridiumiaan iridiumiansa
iridiumejaan iridiumejansa
inessive
iridiumissaan iridiumissansa
iridiumeissaan iridiumeissansa
elative
iridiumistaan iridiumistansa
iridiumeistaan iridiumeistansa
illative
iridiumiinsa
iridiumeihinsa
adessive
iridiumillaan iridiumillansa
iridiumeillaan iridiumeillansa
ablative
iridiumiltaan iridiumiltansa
iridiumeiltaan iridiumeiltansa
allative
iridiumilleen iridiumillensa
iridiumeilleen iridiumeillensa
essive
iridiuminaan iridiuminansa
iridiumeinaan iridiumeinansa
translative
iridiumikseen iridiumiksensa
iridiumeikseen iridiumeiksensa
abessive
iridiumittaan iridiumittansa
iridiumeittaan iridiumeittansa
instructive
comitative
—iridiumeineen iridiumeinensa :

### Further reading

* “iridium”, 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

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /i.ʁi.djɔm/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

iridium m (uncountable)
* iridium

### Further reading

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

## Latin
### Etymology

New Latin iridium is from Classical Latin iris, from Ancient Greek ἶρις (îris, “rainbow”), because of the bright colour of many of the element's salts.

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /iːˈri.di.um/, [iːˈrɪd̪iʊ̃ˑ]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /iˈri.di.um/, [iˈriːd̪ium]

### Noun

īridium n (genitive īridiī); second declension
* (New Latin) iridium

#### Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

## Limburgish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ɪ˧ˈʁi˦ɖɔ˧m]

### Noun

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

## Malay
### Etymology

From English iridium, from Ancient Greek ἶρις (îris) -ium.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [iridiom], [iridiəm]
* Rhymes: -iom, -jom, -om

### Noun

iridium
* iridium (chemical element)

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἶρις (îris, “rainbow”) +‎ -ium, presumably via New Latin iridium.

### Noun

iridium n (definite singular iridiumet, uncountable)
* iridium, chemical element, symbol Ir

### References

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

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἶρις (îris) +‎ -ium, presumably via New Latin iridium.

### Noun

iridium n (definite singular iridiumet, uncountable)
* iridium, chemical element, symbol Ir

### References

* “iridium” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Romanian
### Noun

iridium n (uncountable)
* Alternative form of iridiu

## Swedish
### Noun

iridium n
* iridium

#### Declension
### References

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