# niobium
## English
### Etymology

From Niobe +‎ -ium, because of the element's affinity with tantalum.

### Pronunciation

* enPR: nīō'bēəm, IPA: /naɪˈoʊbiəm/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)

### Noun

niobium (countable and uncountable, plural niobiums)
* A chemical element (symbol Nb) with an atomic number of 41: a light grey, crystalline, ductile transition metal used in superconducting materials.
* (countable) A single atom of this element.

#### Synonyms

* columbium (in metallurgy; not in scientific use)
* dianium (obsolete)

#### Derived terms

* ferroniobium
* niobate
* niobian
* niobic
* niobite
* niobium carbide
* niobium chloride
* niobium pentachloride
* niobous
* niocalite

#### Related terms

* Niobe

#### Translations
### See also

* columbite
* columbite-tantalite
* coltan
* euxenite
* pyrochlore

## Afrikaans
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

niobium (uncountable)
* niobium

## Danish
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek Νιόβη (Nióbē) +‎ -ium.

### Noun

niobium n (singular definite niobiummet, not used in plural form)
* niobium

#### Declension
### References

* “niobium” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Dutch
### Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin niobium, named after the mythological queen Niobe.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˌniˈoː.bi.ʏm/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: ni‧o‧bi‧um

### Noun

niobium n (uncountable)
* niobium (chemical element) [from ca. 1845]

## Finnish
### Etymology

Internationalism (see English niobium).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈniobium/, [ˈnio̞ˌbium]
* Rhymes: -ium
* Hyphenation: nio‧bi‧um

### Noun

niobium
* niobium

#### Declension

Possessive forms of niobium (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
niobiumini
niobiumini
accusative
nom.
niobiumini
niobiumini
gen.
niobiumini
genitive
niobiumini
niobiumieni
partitive
niobiumiani
niobiumejani
inessive
niobiumissani
niobiumeissani
elative
niobiumistani
niobiumeistani
illative
niobiumiini
niobiumeihini
adessive
niobiumillani
niobiumeillani
ablative
niobiumiltani
niobiumeiltani
allative
niobiumilleni
niobiumeilleni
essive
niobiuminani
niobiumeinani
translative
niobiumikseni
niobiumeikseni
abessive
niobiumittani
niobiumeittani
instructive
comitative
—niobiumeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
niobiumisi
niobiumisi
accusative
nom.
niobiumisi
niobiumisi
gen.
niobiumisi
genitive
niobiumisi
niobiumiesi
partitive
niobiumiasi
niobiumejasi
inessive
niobiumissasi
niobiumeissasi
elative
niobiumistasi
niobiumeistasi
illative
niobiumiisi
niobiumeihisi
adessive
niobiumillasi
niobiumeillasi
ablative
niobiumiltasi
niobiumeiltasi
allative
niobiumillesi
niobiumeillesi
essive
niobiuminasi
niobiumeinasi
translative
niobiumiksesi
niobiumeiksesi
abessive
niobiumittasi
niobiumeittasi
instructive
comitative
—niobiumeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
niobiumimme
niobiumimme
accusative
nom.
niobiumimme
niobiumimme
gen.
niobiumimme
genitive
niobiumimme
niobiumiemme
partitive
niobiumiamme
niobiumejamme
inessive
niobiumissamme
niobiumeissamme
elative
niobiumistamme
niobiumeistamme
illative
niobiumiimme
niobiumeihimme
adessive
niobiumillamme
niobiumeillamme
ablative
niobiumiltamme
niobiumeiltamme
allative
niobiumillemme
niobiumeillemme
essive
niobiuminamme
niobiumeinamme
translative
niobiumiksemme
niobiumeiksemme
abessive
niobiumittamme
niobiumeittamme
instructive
comitative
—niobiumeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
niobiuminne
niobiuminne
accusative
nom.
niobiuminne
niobiuminne
gen.
niobiuminne
genitive
niobiuminne
niobiumienne
partitive
niobiumianne
niobiumejanne
inessive
niobiumissanne
niobiumeissanne
elative
niobiumistanne
niobiumeistanne
illative
niobiumiinne
niobiumeihinne
adessive
niobiumillanne
niobiumeillanne
ablative
niobiumiltanne
niobiumeiltanne
allative
niobiumillenne
niobiumeillenne
essive
niobiuminanne
niobiumeinanne
translative
niobiumiksenne
niobiumeiksenne
abessive
niobiumittanne
niobiumeittanne
instructive
comitative
—niobiumeinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
niobiuminsa
niobiuminsa
accusative
nom.
niobiuminsa
niobiuminsa
gen.
niobiuminsa
genitive
niobiuminsa
niobiumiensa
partitive
niobiumiaan niobiumiansa
niobiumejaan niobiumejansa
inessive
niobiumissaan niobiumissansa
niobiumeissaan niobiumeissansa
elative
niobiumistaan niobiumistansa
niobiumeistaan niobiumeistansa
illative
niobiumiinsa
niobiumeihinsa
adessive
niobiumillaan niobiumillansa
niobiumeillaan niobiumeillansa
ablative
niobiumiltaan niobiumiltansa
niobiumeiltaan niobiumeiltansa
allative
niobiumilleen niobiumillensa
niobiumeilleen niobiumeillensa
essive
niobiuminaan niobiuminansa
niobiumeinaan niobiumeinansa
translative
niobiumikseen niobiumiksensa
niobiumeikseen niobiumeiksensa
abessive
niobiumittaan niobiumittansa
niobiumeittaan niobiumeittansa
instructive
comitative
—niobiumeineen niobiumeinensa :

### Further reading

* “niobium”, 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: /njɔ.bjɔm/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

niobium m (uncountable)
* niobium

### Further reading

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

## Latin
### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /niˈo.bi.um/, [niˈɔbiʊ̃ˑ]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /niˈo.bi.um/, [niˈɔːbium]

### Noun

niobium n (genitive niobiī); second declension
* niobium

#### Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

## Limburgish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɲoː˨bjɔ˧m]

### Noun

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

## Malay
### Etymology

From English niobium, from Niobe.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [niobiom], [niobiəm]
* Rhymes: -iom, -jom, -om

### Noun

niobium
* niobium (chemical element)