lantāns
Latvian
Etymology
From Ancient Greek λανθάνω (lanthánō, “escape notice”), because it had gone long undetected in mineral ores.
Pronunciation
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Noun
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| La | |
| Previous: bārijs (Ba) | |
| Next: cērijs (Ce) | |
lantāns m (1st declension)
- lanthanum (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 57.)
- lantāna savienojumi ― lanthanum compounds
- lantāns ir sudrabbalts, mīksts metāls ― lanthanum is a silvery white, soft metal
Declension
| singular (vienskaitlis) |
plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | lantāns | — |
| genitive | lantāna | — |
| dative | lantānam | — |
| accusative | lantānu | — |
| instrumental | lantānu | — |
| locative | lantānā | — |
| vocative | lantān | — |