terbium

See also: Terbium

English

Chemical element
Tb
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Etymology

From Ytterby +‎ -ium, named after Ytterby, Sweden, the same etymological source as yttrium, erbium, and ytterbium.

Pronunciation

• enPR: tûrʹbē-əm
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈtɝ.bi.əm/

  • Audio (US):

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• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)biəm

Noun

terbium (uncountable)

1. A metallic chemical element (symbol Tb) with an atomic number of 65: a soft, silvery-white, rare earth metal that is malleable and ductile.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• sodium terbium borate
• terbia
• terbic
• terbium oxide
• terbium peroxide
• terbium trichloride
• tetraterbium

Related terms

Related terms

• erbium
• terbic
• ytterbium
• yttrium

Translations

chemical element

• Afrikaans: terbium (af)
• Albanian: terbium
• Arabic: تِرْبِيُوم m (terbiyum)
• Armenian: տերբիում (hy) (terbium)
• Asturian: terbiu (ast) m
• Basque: terbioa
• Belarusian: тэ́рбій m (térbij)
• Breton: terbiom (br)
• Bulgarian: те́рбий m (térbij)
• Catalan: terbi (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 鋱／铽 (zh) (tè)

• Cornish: terbyum
• Czech: terbium (cs)
• Danish: terbium (da)
• Dutch: terbium (nl) n
• Esperanto: terbio (eo)
• Estonian: terbium (et)
• Faroese: terbium n
• Finnish: terbium (fi)
• French: terbium (fr) m
• Friulian: terbi
• Galician: terbio (gl) m
• Georgian: ტერბიუმი (ṭerbiumi)
• German: Terbium (de) n
• Greek: τέρβιο (el) n (térvio)
• Hebrew: טרביום (he) (térbiyum)
• Hindi: इद्‌‍भृशला (id‌‍bhŕślā)
• Hungarian: terbium (hu)
• Icelandic: terbín (is)
• Irish: teirbiam
• Italian: terbio (it) m
• Japanese: テルビウム (ja) (terubiumu)
• Kashubian: terb
• Kazakh: тербий (terbii)
• Khmer: ទែប្យូម (tɛɛpyoum)
• Korean: 테르븀 (ko) (tereubyum), 터븀 (teobyum)
• Latin: terbium (la)
• Latvian: terbijs
• Lithuanian: terbis (lt)
• Luxembourgish: Terbium
• Macedonian: те́рбиум m (térbium)
• Malay: terbium
• Maltese: terbjum
• Manx: çherbium
• Mongolian: терби (terbi)
• Norwegian: terbium
• Polish: terb (pl) m
• Portuguese: térbio (pt) m
• Romanian: terbiu (ro) n
• Russian: те́рбий (ru) m (térbij)
• Scottish Gaelic: teirbiam
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: тербиjум m, тербиj m

  Roman: terbijum m, terbij (sh) m

• Slovak: terbium n
• Slovene: terbij (sl)
• Spanish: terbio (es) m
• Swedish: terbium (sv) n
• Tajik: тербий (terbiy)
• Tamil: தென்னிரும்பு (teṉṉirumpu)
• Thai: เทอร์เบียม (təə-bîiam)
• Turkish: terbiyum (tr)
• Ukrainian: те́рбій m (térbij)
• Uzbek: terbiy (uz), тербий (terbiy)
• Vietnamese: tecbi
• Welsh: terbiwm
• West Frisian: terbium

Anagrams

• imbrute

Afrikaans

Chemical element
Tb
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Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

terbium (uncountable)

1. terbium

Danish

Noun

terbium

1. terbium

Dutch

Chemical element
Tb
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Next: dysprosium (Dy)

Etymology

Borrowed. Named after Ytterby in Sweden.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛr.biˌʏm/

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: ter‧bi‧um
• Rhymes: -ɛrbiʏm

Noun

terbium n (uncountable)

1. terbium

Related terms

• erbium
• ytterbium
• yttrium

Estonian

Noun

terbium (genitive terbiumi, partitive terbiumi or terbiumit)

1. terbium

Declension

Declension of terbium (ÕS type 19/seminar, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		terbium	terbiumid
accusative	nom.
	gen.	terbiumi
genitive			terbiumide
partitive		terbiumi	terbiume terbiumisid
illative		terbiumi terbiumisse	terbiumidesse terbiumesse
inessive		terbiumis	terbiumides terbiumes
elative		terbiumist	terbiumidest terbiumest
allative		terbiumile	terbiumidele terbiumele
adessive		terbiumil	terbiumidel terbiumel
ablative		terbiumilt	terbiumidelt terbiumelt
translative		terbiumiks	terbiumideks terbiumeks
terminative		terbiumini	terbiumideni
essive		terbiumina	terbiumidena
abessive		terbiumita	terbiumideta
comitative		terbiumiga	terbiumidega

Declension of terbium (ÕS type 2/õpik, no gradation)
		singular	plural
nominative		terbium	—
accusative	nom.
	gen.	terbiumi
genitive			—
partitive		terbiumit	—
illative		terbiumisse	—
inessive		terbiumis	—
elative		terbiumist	—
allative		terbiumile	—
adessive		terbiumil	—
ablative		terbiumilt	—
translative		terbiumiks	—
terminative		terbiumini	—
essive		terbiumina	—
abessive		terbiumita	—
comitative		terbiumiga	—

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English terbium).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈterbium/, [ˈt̪e̞rbium]
• Rhymes: -erbium
• Hyphenation^(key): ter‧bi‧um

Noun

terbium

1. terbium

Declension

Inflection of terbium (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
nominative		terbium	terbiumit
genitive		terbiumin	terbiumien
partitive		terbiumia	terbiumeja
illative		terbiumiin	terbiumeihin
		singular	plural
nominative		terbium	terbiumit
accusative	nom.	terbium	terbiumit
	gen.	terbiumin
genitive		terbiumin	terbiumien
partitive		terbiumia	terbiumeja
inessive		terbiumissa	terbiumeissa
elative		terbiumista	terbiumeista
illative		terbiumiin	terbiumeihin
adessive		terbiumilla	terbiumeilla
ablative		terbiumilta	terbiumeilta
allative		terbiumille	terbiumeille
essive		terbiumina	terbiumeina
translative		terbiumiksi	terbiumeiksi
abessive		terbiumitta	terbiumeitta
instructive		—	terbiumein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of terbium (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative terbiumini terbiumini accusative nom. terbiumini terbiumini gen. terbiumini genitive terbiumini terbiumieni partitive terbiumiani terbiumejani inessive terbiumissani terbiumeissani elative terbiumistani terbiumeistani illative terbiumiini terbiumeihini adessive terbiumillani terbiumeillani ablative terbiumiltani terbiumeiltani allative terbiumilleni terbiumeilleni essive terbiuminani terbiumeinani translative terbiumikseni terbiumeikseni abessive terbiumittani terbiumeittani instructive — — comitative — terbiumeineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative terbiumisi terbiumisi accusative nom. terbiumisi terbiumisi gen. terbiumisi genitive terbiumisi terbiumiesi partitive terbiumiasi terbiumejasi inessive terbiumissasi terbiumeissasi elative terbiumistasi terbiumeistasi illative terbiumiisi terbiumeihisi adessive terbiumillasi terbiumeillasi ablative terbiumiltasi terbiumeiltasi allative terbiumillesi terbiumeillesi essive terbiuminasi terbiumeinasi translative terbiumiksesi terbiumeiksesi abessive terbiumittasi terbiumeittasi instructive — — comitative — terbiumeinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative terbiumimme terbiumimme accusative nom. terbiumimme terbiumimme gen. terbiumimme genitive terbiumimme terbiumiemme partitive terbiumiamme terbiumejamme inessive terbiumissamme terbiumeissamme elative terbiumistamme terbiumeistamme illative terbiumiimme terbiumeihimme adessive terbiumillamme terbiumeillamme ablative terbiumiltamme terbiumeiltamme allative terbiumillemme terbiumeillemme essive terbiuminamme terbiumeinamme translative terbiumiksemme terbiumeiksemme abessive terbiumittamme terbiumeittamme instructive — — comitative — terbiumeinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative terbiuminne terbiuminne accusative nom. terbiuminne terbiuminne gen. terbiuminne genitive terbiuminne terbiumienne partitive terbiumianne terbiumejanne inessive terbiumissanne terbiumeissanne elative terbiumistanne terbiumeistanne illative terbiumiinne terbiumeihinne adessive terbiumillanne terbiumeillanne ablative terbiumiltanne terbiumeiltanne allative terbiumillenne terbiumeillenne essive terbiuminanne terbiumeinanne translative terbiumiksenne terbiumeiksenne abessive terbiumittanne terbiumeittanne instructive — — comitative — terbiumeinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative terbiuminsa terbiuminsa accusative nom. terbiuminsa terbiuminsa gen. terbiuminsa genitive terbiuminsa terbiumiensa partitive terbiumiaan terbiumiansa terbiumejaan terbiumejansa inessive terbiumissaan terbiumissansa terbiumeissaan terbiumeissansa elative terbiumistaan terbiumistansa terbiumeistaan terbiumeistansa illative terbiumiinsa terbiumeihinsa adessive terbiumillaan terbiumillansa terbiumeillaan terbiumeillansa ablative terbiumiltaan terbiumiltansa terbiumeiltaan terbiumeiltansa allative terbiumilleen terbiumillensa terbiumeilleen terbiumeillensa essive terbiuminaan terbiuminansa terbiumeinaan terbiumeinansa translative terbiumikseen terbiumiksensa terbiumeikseen terbiumeiksensa abessive terbiumittaan terbiumittansa terbiumeittaan terbiumeittansa instructive — — comitative — terbiumeineen terbiumeinensa

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tɛʁ.bjɔm/

• Audio:

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Noun

terbium m (uncountable)

1. terbium

Further reading

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

Hungarian

Chemical element
Tb
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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtɛrbijum]
• Hyphenation: ter‧bi‧um
• Rhymes: -um

Noun

terbium (usually uncountable, plural terbiumok)

1. terbium (chemical element)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
	singular	plural
nominative	terbium	terbiumok
accusative	terbiumot	terbiumokat
dative	terbiumnak	terbiumoknak
instrumental	terbiummal	terbiumokkal
causal-final	terbiumért	terbiumokért
translative	terbiummá	terbiumokká
terminative	terbiumig	terbiumokig
essive-formal	terbiumként	terbiumokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	terbiumban	terbiumokban
superessive	terbiumon	terbiumokon
adessive	terbiumnál	terbiumoknál
illative	terbiumba	terbiumokba
sublative	terbiumra	terbiumokra
allative	terbiumhoz	terbiumokhoz
elative	terbiumból	terbiumokból
delative	terbiumról	terbiumokról
ablative	terbiumtól	terbiumoktól
non-attributive possessive - singular	terbiumé	terbiumoké
non-attributive possessive - plural	terbiuméi	terbiumokéi

Possessive forms of terbium
possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	terbiumom	terbiumaim
2nd person sing.	terbiumod	terbiumaid
3rd person sing.	terbiuma	terbiumai
1st person plural	terbiumunk	terbiumaink
2nd person plural	terbiumotok	terbiumaitok
3rd person plural	terbiumuk	terbiumaik

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈter.bi.um/, [ˈt̪ɛrbiʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈter.bi.um/, [ˈt̪ɛrbium]

Noun

terbium n (genitive terbiī); second declension

1. terbium

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	terbium	terbia
genitive	terbiī	terbiōrum
dative	terbiō	terbiīs
accusative	terbium	terbia
ablative	terbiō	terbiīs
vocative	terbium	terbia

Limburgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈtæ˨ʁbjɔ˧m]

Noun

terbium n

1. (uncountable) terbium
2. A part of terbium

Malay

Chemical element
Tb
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Etymology

From English terbium, from Swedish Ytterby.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [tə(r)biom], [tə(r)biəm]
• Rhymes: -iom, -jom, -om

Noun

terbium

1. terbium (chemical element)

Slovak

Chemical element
Tb
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Etymology

From the Swedish town of Ytterby.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛrbium/

Noun

terbium n (genitive singular terbia, declension pattern of mesto)

1. terbium (element)

Declension

Declension of terbium

	singulare tantum
nominative	terbium
genitive	terbia
dative	terbiu
accusative	terbium
locative	terbiu
instrumental	terbiom

Derived terms

• terbiový

Further reading

• “terbium”, 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, 2003–2024

Swedish

Chemical element
Tb
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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtɛrbɪɵm/

• Audio:

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Noun

terbium n

1. terbium

Declension

Declension of terbium

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	terbium	terbiums
	definite	terbiumet	terbiumets
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Declension of terbium

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	terbium	terbiums
	definite	terbiet	terbiets
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

Declension of terbium

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	terbium	terbiums
	definite	terbium	terbiums
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

References

• terbium in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• terbium in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• terbium in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• Svensk MeSH