"Germanium" meaning in German

See Germanium in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Audio: De-Germanium.ogg Forms: Germaniums [genitive], neuter strong [table-tags], Germanium [nominative, singular], Germaniums [genitive, singular], Germanium [dative, singular], Germanium [accusative, singular]
Etymology: Coined by German chemist Clemens Winkler in 1886, from Latin Germania + -ium, in honour of his nation. Etymology templates: {{coin|de|Q73523|in=1886}} Coined by German chemist Clemens Winkler in 1886, {{bor|de|la|Germania}} Latin Germania Head templates: {{de-noun|n.sg}} Germanium n (strong, genitive Germaniums, no plural) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n.sg}}
  1. germanium Tags: neuter, no-plural, strong Coordinate_terms (chemical element): Previous: Gallium. Next: Arsen
    Sense id: en-Germanium-de-noun-yMes1Ynj Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Chemical elements

Inflected forms

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