kālijs

kālijs (nominative singular)
kālija (genitive singular)
kālijam (dative singular)
kāliju (accusative singular)
kāliju (instrumental singular)
kālijā (locative singular)
kālij (singular vocative)

From Arabic القِلْي (al-qily, “ash, base (alkali)”).

uder

kālija jodīds

kālija permanganāts

chemical element
chemical element#English

potassium (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 19)


alva

alva (nominative singular)
alvas (genitive singular)
alvai (dative singular)
alvu (accusative singular)
alvu (instrumental singular)
alvā (locative singular)
alva (singular vocative)

From Proto-Baltic *alu-ā-, *alwā-, from a derived form *al-əu-, *al-u- of Proto-Indo-European *al- (“to shine, to light”).
Cognates include Lithuanian álvas, ãlavas, Old Prussian alwis (“lead”), Old Church Slavonic олово (olovo, “lead”), Russian and Ukrainian олово (olovo, “tin”), Bulgarian олово (olovo, “lead”), Czech olovo (“lead”), Polish ołów (“lead”), and, from a different derived form of *al-, Ancient Greek ἀλφός (alphós, “white rash”), Latin albus (“dull white”).

cog

alvas rūda

alvas sakausējumi

alvas karote

pārklāt ar alvu

kausēt alvu

tin (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 50)


zelts

zelts (nominative singular)
zelta (genitive singular)
zeltam (dative singular)
zeltu (accusative singular)
zeltu (instrumental singular)
zeltā (locative singular)
zelt (singular vocative)

From Proto-Baltic *želtas (“gold”), itself from *žel-t-, from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃- (“green, yellow”). (From a variant *gʰel-, *gʷʰel- comes dzeltens (“yellow”), which was also the original meaning of the adjectival form of zelts.) Cognates include dialectal Lithuanian želtas (“golden, blond”), Old Prussian sealtmeno (/zealtmeno/, “oriole (yellow bird)”) (from *zēltmeno), Proto-Slavic *zolto (Old Church Slavonic злато (zlato), Ukrainian зо́лото (zóloto), Belarusian зо́лата (zólata), Bulgarian злато́ (zlató), Czech zlato, Polish złoto), Sanskrit हरि (hari, “to be yellow, green”), Proto-Germanic *gulþą (Old Norse gull, Old High German gold, German Gold, Dutch goud, Swedish guld, English gold); compare also Persian زر (zar), Northern Kurdish zêrr.

cog

tīrradņa zelts

zelta rūda

zelta hlorīds

zelta monēta, gredzens, pulkstenis, medaļa


svins

svins (nominative singular)
svina (genitive singular)
svinam (dative singular)
svinu (accusative singular)
svinu (instrumental singular)
svinā (locative singular)
svin (singular vocative)

From Proto-Balto-Slavic *śwīnas, from a very old borrowing into Indo-European, probably borrowed at the same time as the word for “iron”. It was probably influenced or contaminated by Hittite 𒅆𒉌𒋾 (šiniti, “copper”), and by Proto-Indo-European *ḱwey- (“to shine, white, light”) (> Proto-Baltic *šwei-, *šwi-). Cognates include Lithuanian švi̇̀nas, Old East Slavic свиньць (svinĭcĭ) (Russian свине́ц (svinéc)); the word is also probably related to Ancient Greek κύανος (kúanos, “bluish metal”), from Hittite [script needed] (kuwannan-, “precious stone, copper, blue”).

svina rūda

svina savienojumi, oksīdi

svina stikls

svina akumulators

svina caurule, stienis

kausēt svinu

smags kā svins

lead (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 82.)


volframs

volframs (nominative singular)
volframa (genitive singular)
volframam (dative singular)
volframu (accusative singular)
volframu (instrumental singular)
volframā (locative singular)
volfram (singular vocative)

volframa savienojumi

volframs ir viens no cietākajiem metāliem

tungsten (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 74.)


alumīnijs

alumīnijs (nominative singular)
alumīnija (genitive singular)
alumīnijam (dative singular)
alumīniju (accusative singular)
alumīniju (instrumental singular)
alumīnijā (locative singular)
alumīnij (singular vocative)

From English alumina (“aluminum oxide”), from Latin alumen (“alum, bitter salt”). The name of this metal in English, aluminum, was created from alumina in 1812 by Sir Humphrey David.

alumīnija rūdas

alumīnija sakausējumi

alumīnija trauki

alumīnija caurules

alumīnija skārds

aluminum (chemical element, a light, silvery metal, with atomic number 13)


dzelzs

dzelzs (nominative singular)
dzelzs (genitive singular)
dzelzij (dative singular)
dzelzi (accusative singular)
dzelzi (instrumental singular)
dzelzī (locative singular)
dzelzs (singular vocative)

From Proto-Indo-European *gʰelgʰ- (“iron”) (which was apparently borrowed from Asia Minor). Initially the Latvian reflex was dzelzis, which still exists (as a masculine, 2nd declension, usually plural noun) with the meaning “piece(s) of iron”. Cognates include Lithuanian geleži̇̀s, Old Prussian gelso (< *gelzā), Old Church Slavonic желѣзо (želězo), Russian железо (železo), and perhaps Ancient Greek χαλκός (khalkós, “copper, bronze”).

dzelzs rūda

dzelzs ieguve

dzelzs savienojumi

dzelzs korozija

metināmā dzelzs

dzelzs vārti, durvis

dzelzs lūžņi

izgatavots no dzelzs

dzelzs laikmets

materials containing iron, iron alloys; (used adjectivally) made of such materials

dzelzs veselība

dzelzs raksturs

dzelzs griba

dzelzs disciplīna

dzelzs loģika

dzelzs kārtība

(used adjectivally) very strong, resistant (of body, health, etc.); powerful, strong, unassailable (of will, character, etc.)


litijs

litijs (nominative singular)
litija (genitive singular)
litijam (dative singular)
litiju (accusative singular)
litiju (instrumental singular)
litijā (locative singular)
litij (singular vocative)

From New Latin lithium, from lithia (in reference to Ancient Greek λίθος (líthos, “stone”)) + -ium, a name created in 1818 by Swedish chemist Jöns Jacob Berzelius (in Latvian: Jenss Jākobs Bercēliuss) to stress this metal's mineral origin, unlike other previously known alkalis of vegetable origin.

litija savienojumi

litija tvaiki

lithium (chemical element, atomic number 3)


berilijs

berilijs (nominative singular)
berilija (genitive singular)
berilijam (dative singular)
beriliju (accusative singular)
beriliju (instrumental singular)
berilijā (locative singular)
berilij (singular vocative)

From New Latin beryllium, from beryllus, from Ancient Greek βήρυλλος (bḗrullos, “beryl”), + -ium.

uder

berilija savienojumi

beryllium (chemical element, atomic number 4)


nātrijs

nātrijs (nominative singular)
nātrija (genitive singular)
nātrijam (dative singular)
nātriju (accusative singular)
nātriju (instrumental singular)
nātrijā (locative singular)
nātrij (singular vocative)

nātrija hidroksīds

nātrija karbonāts

nātrija hlorīds

sodium (chemical element, an alkali metal, with atomic number 11)


magnijs

magnijs (nominative singular)
magnija (genitive singular)
magnijam (dative singular)
magniju (accusative singular)
magniju (instrumental singular)
magnijā (locative singular)
magnij (singular vocative)

From New Latin magnēsium, from Magnēsia (“region in Thessaly”).

magnija sāļi

nātrija oksīds

nātrija gaisma

magnesium (chemical element, a light, silvery metal, with atomic number 12)


kalcijs

kalcijs (nominative singular)
kalcija (genitive singular)
kalcijam (dative singular)
kalciju (accusative singular)
kalciju (instrumental singular)
kalcijā (locative singular)
kalcij (singular vocative)

From New Latin calcium, derived by Sir Humphry Davy in 1808, from Latin calx (“lime, limestone”), because it occurs in limestone.

kalcija hlorīds

calcium (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 20)


skandijs

skandijs (nominative singular)
skandija (genitive singular)
skandijam (dative singular)
skandiju (accusative singular)
skandiju (instrumental singular)
skandijā (locative singular)
skandij (singular vocative)

Borrowed from New Latin scandium, from Latin Scandia (“Scandinavia”).

scandium (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 21)


titāns

titāns (nominative singular)
titāna (genitive singular)
titānam (dative singular)
titānu (accusative singular)
titānu (instrumental singular)
titānā (locative singular)
titān (singular vocative)

titanium (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 22)


vanādijs

vanādijs (nominative singular)
vanādija (genitive singular)
vanādijam (dative singular)
vanādiju (accusative singular)
vanādiju (instrumental singular)
vanādijā (locative singular)
vanādij (singular vocative)

vanādija rūdas

vanādija korozija

vanādija tērauds

vanadium (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 23)


hroms

hroms (nominative singular)
hroma (genitive singular)
hromam (dative singular)
hromu (accusative singular)
hromu (instrumental singular)
hromā (locative singular)
hrom (singular vocative)

From New Latin, from French chrome, from Ancient Greek χρῶμα (khrôma, “color”).

hroma rūda

hroma tērauds

chromium (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 24)


mangāns

mangāns (nominative singular)
mangāna (genitive singular)
mangānam (dative singular)
mangānu (accusative singular)
mangānu (instrumental singular)
mangānā (locative singular)
mangān (singular vocative)

From Latin Magnesia, from Ancient Greek Μαγνησία (Magnēsía).

mangāna sulfāts

mangāna bronza

manganese (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 25)


kobalts

kobalts (nominative singular)
kobalta (genitive singular)
kobaltam (dative singular)
kobaltu (accusative singular)
kobaltu (instrumental singular)
kobaltā (locative singular)
kobalt (singular vocative)

kobalta rūda

kobalta sakausējumi

kobalta krāsa

cobalt (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 27)


niķelis

niķelis (nominative singular)
niķeļa (genitive singular)
niķelim (dative singular)
niķeli (accusative singular)
niķeli (instrumental singular)
niķelī (locative singular)
niķeli (singular vocative)

From Swedish nickel, an abbreviation of German Kupfernickel (“a mineral containing copper and nickel”), from Kupfer (“copper”) + Nikolaus (“the devil”), due to the deceptive silver colour of the relatively valueless ore. Compare kobalts as related to Kobold (“goblin”).

niķeļa rūda

niķeļa oksīds

nickel (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 28)


varš

varš (nominative singular)
vara (genitive singular)
varam (dative singular)
varu (accusative singular)
varu (instrumental singular)
varā (locative singular)
var (singular vocative)

Apparently from earlier Proto-Baltic *varyas (adjective), referring to some metallic property: maybe its easy melting (Proto-Indo-European *wor-yo-, from *wor- (“to boil, to melt”)), maybe its flexibility (Proto-Indo-European *wer-yo- from *wer- (“to turn, to bend”)). Either way, the Baltic terms are quite unique within Indo-European; other branches have non-cognate terms for “copper”, like Latin cuprum (cf. Latvian kapars) or Russian медь (medʹ). Cognates include Lithuanian vãrias, vãris, Old Prussian wargien.

vara savienojumi

vara sāļi, sulfāts, oksīds

vara sakausējumi

vara rūda, minerāli

vara rūpniecība

vara trauki

vara zvans, gongs

vara stieple

vara nauda

vara sarkans, vara krāsa

vara laikmets


cinks

cinks (nominative singular)
cinka (genitive singular)
cinkam (dative singular)
cinku (accusative singular)
cinku (instrumental singular)
cinkā (locative singular)
cink (singular vocative)

cinka rūda

cinka ieguve

cinka sakausējumi

cinka sāļi

cinka ziede

zinc (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 30)


gallijs

gallijs (nominative singular)
gallija (genitive singular)
gallijam (dative singular)
galliju (accusative singular)
galliju (instrumental singular)
gallijā (locative singular)
gallij (singular vocative)

From Latin Gallia (“Gaul”), named by its discoverer Lecoq. It was claimed that Lecoq had named the element after himself, since gallus is the Latin translation of the French le coq, but Lecoq denied this in an article of 1877.

gallija kristāls

gallium (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 31)


rubīdijs

rubīdijs (nominative singular)
rubīdija (genitive singular)
rubīdijam (dative singular)
rubīdiju (accusative singular)
rubīdiju (instrumental singular)
rubīdijā (locative singular)
rubīdij (singular vocative)

A New Latin word derived by German chemist Robert Bunsen in 1861, from Latin rubidus (“red”), because its spectrum has two red lines.

rubidium (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 37.)


stroncijs

stroncijs (nominative singular)
stroncija (genitive singular)
stroncijam (dative singular)
stronciju (accusative singular)
stronciju (instrumental singular)
stroncijā (locative singular)
stroncij (singular vocative)

From the name of the Scottish town Strontian.

strontium (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 38.)


itrijs

itrijs (nominative singular)
itrija (genitive singular)
itrijam (dative singular)
itriju (accusative singular)
itriju (instrumental singular)
itrijā (locative singular)
itrij (singular vocative)

Named, like terbijs, erbijs and iterbijs, after the Swedish village of Ytterby.

itrija oksīds

yttrium (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 39.)


cirkonijs

cirkonijs (nominative singular)
cirkonija (genitive singular)
cirkonijam (dative singular)
cirkoniju (accusative singular)
cirkoniju (instrumental singular)
cirkonijā (locative singular)
cirkonij (singular vocative)

From German Zirkonium, from Arabic زَرْقُون (zarqūn).

cirkonija dioksīds

zirconium (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 40.)


niobijs

niobijs (nominative singular)
niobija (genitive singular)
niobijam (dative singular)
niobiju (accusative singular)
niobiju (instrumental singular)
niobijā (locative singular)
niobij (singular vocative)

After Niobe, the daughter of Tantalus, because of the element's affinity with tantalum.

niobiju izmanto radiospuldžu anodu izgatavošanai

niobium one uses for making the anodes of radio bulbs

niobium (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 41.)


molibdēns

molibdēns (nominative singular)
molibdēna (genitive singular)
molibdēnam (dative singular)
molibdēnu (accusative singular)
molibdēnu (instrumental singular)
molibdēnā (locative singular)
molibdēn (singular vocative)

Borrowed from New Latin molybdaenum, from Ancient Greek μόλυβδος (mólubdos, “lead”), because the two elements are so similar they were often confused.

der

molibdēna sakausējumi

molybdenum (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 42.)


tehnēcijs

tehnēcijs (nominative singular)
tehnēcija (genitive singular)
tehnēcijam (dative singular)
tehnēciju (accusative singular)
tehnēciju (instrumental singular)
tehnēcijā (locative singular)
tehnēcij (singular vocative)

From tehn- (“relating to technology”) (from Ancient Greek τέχνη (tékhnē, “skill”)), because it was the first artificially created element.

tehnēcija izotopi

technetium (radioactive metallic chemical element, with atomic number 43.)


rutēnijs

rutēnijs (nominative singular)
rutēnija (genitive singular)
rutēnijam (dative singular)
rutēniju (accusative singular)
rutēniju (instrumental singular)
rutēnijā (locative singular)
rutēnij (singular vocative)

From the name of the region of Ruthenia.

rutēniju lieto sakausējumiem ar platīnu

one uses ruthenium to (make) alloys with platinum

ruthenium (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 44.)


rodijs

rodijs (nominative singular)
rodija (genitive singular)
rodijam (dative singular)
rodiju (accusative singular)
rodiju (instrumental singular)
rodijā (locative singular)
rodij (singular vocative)

From Ancient Greek ῥόδον (rhódon, “rose”), because of the colour of its salts' solutions.

rodiju iegūst no dažādu metālu rūdām

one extracts rhodium from various metal ores

rhodium (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 45.)


pallādijs

pallādijs (nominative singular)
pallādija (genitive singular)
pallādijam (dative singular)
pallādiju (accusative singular)
pallādiju (instrumental singular)
pallādijā (locative singular)
pallādij (singular vocative)

From Pallas (“an asteroid”), discovered two years before the element.

pallādija un platīna sakausējums

pallādiju iegūst no vara un niķeļa rūdām

one extracts palladium from copper and nickel ores

palladium (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 46.)


sudrabs

sudrabs (nominative singular)
sudraba (genitive singular)
sudrabam (dative singular)
sudrabu (accusative singular)
sudrabu (instrumental singular)
sudrabā (locative singular)
sudrab (singular vocative)
sudabrs (alternative)
sidrabs (alternative)

From a late Proto-Indo-European root common to Balto-Slavic and Germanic for “silver”, not attested in other branches of Indo-European, likely borrowed from a non-Indo-European substrate.
Cognates include Lithuanian sidãbras, dialectal sudãbras, archaic sidrabas (compare Latvian dialectal forms sudabrs, sidrabs), Old Prussian siraplis (accusative form sirablan), Old Church Slavonic сьрєбро (sĭrebro) (Russian серебро́ (serebró)), Gothic 𐍃𐌹𐌻𐌿𐌱𐍂 (silubr), German Silber, English silver.

tīrradņa sudrabs

sudraba rūda

sudraba sakausējumi

sudraba nitrāts, hlorīds

sudraba karote

sudraba medaļa

sudraba kāzas

silver (precious metal; chemical element, with atomic number 47.)


kadmijs

kadmijs (nominative singular)
kadmija (genitive singular)
kadmijam (dative singular)
kadmiju (accusative singular)
kadmiju (instrumental singular)
kadmijā (locative singular)
kadmij (singular vocative)

From Ancient Greek Καδμεία (Kadmeía) (calamine), a Cadmium-bearing mixture of minerals, which was named after the god Κάδμος (Kádmos) (Cadmus).

kadmija rūdas

kadmija sulfīds

cadmium (metallic chemical element, quite poisonous, with atomic number 48.)


indijs

indijs (nominative singular)
indija (genitive singular)
indijam (dative singular)
indiju (accusative singular)
indiju (instrumental singular)
indijā (locative singular)
indij (singular vocative)

From Latin indicum (“indigo”), from Ancient Greek Ἰνδικὸν (Indikòn, “Indian dye”).

indija ieguve

indium (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 49.)


cēzijs

cēzijs (nominative singular)
cēzija (genitive singular)
cēzijam (dative singular)
cēziju (accusative singular)
cēziju (instrumental singular)
cēzijā (locative singular)
cēzij (singular vocative)

From Latin caesius (“sky-blue”), in reference to the radiation spectra.

cēzija fotoelements

cēzija hidroksīds

cēzijs ir ticis izmantots atompulksteņos

caesium (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 55.)


bārijs

bārijs (nominative singular)
bārija (genitive singular)
bārijam (dative singular)
bāriju (accusative singular)
bāriju (instrumental singular)
bārijā (locative singular)
bārij (singular vocative)

From Ancient Greek βαρύς (barús, “heavy”).

bārija oksīds, karbonāts, sulfāts

šķīstošie bārija savienojumi ir indīgi

barium (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 56.)


lantāns

lantāns (nominative singular)
lantāna (genitive singular)
lantānam (dative singular)
lantānu (accusative singular)
lantānu (instrumental singular)
lantānā (locative singular)
lantān (singular vocative)

From Ancient Greek λανθάνω (lanthánō, “escape notice”), because it had gone long undetected in mineral ores.

uder

lantāna savienojumi

lantāns ir sudrabbalts, mīksts metāls

lanthanum is a silvery white, soft metal

lanthanum (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 57.)


cērijs

cērijs (nominative singular)
cērija (genitive singular)
cērijam (dative singular)
cēriju (accusative singular)
cēriju (instrumental singular)
cērijā (locative singular)
cērij (singular vocative)
cerijs (alternative)

From Ceres, a recently discovered asteroid at the time.

cērija izotops

cērija oksīds

cērija sakausējumi

cerium (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 58.)


prazeodīms

prazeodīms (nominative singular)
prazeodīma (genitive singular)
prazeodīmam (dative singular)
prazeodīmu (accusative singular)
prazeodīmu (instrumental singular)
prazeodīmā (locative singular)
prazeodīm (singular vocative)

From Ancient Greek πράσιος (prásios, “leek-green”) and (di)dymium, a New Latin name given to a mixture of praseodymium and neodymium once thought to be one single chemical element.

der

prazeodīma savienojumi

prazeodīms ir mīksts, sudrabbalts metāls

praseodymium is a soft, silvery white metal

prazeodīmu lieto dažiem magnija sakausējumiem

praseodymium is used in many magnesium alloys

praseodymium (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 59.)


neodīms

neodīms (nominative singular)
neodīma (genitive singular)
neodīmam (dative singular)
neodīmu (accusative singular)
neodīmu (instrumental singular)
neodīmā (locative singular)
neodīm (singular vocative)

From Ancient Greek νέος (néos, “new, young”), and (di)dymium, a New Latin name given to a mixture of praseodymium and neodymium once thought to be one single chemical element.

neodīma savienojumi

neodīms ir ķīmiski aktīvs metāls

neodymium (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 60.)


prometijs

prometijs (nominative singular)
prometija (genitive singular)
prometijam (dative singular)
prometiju (accusative singular)
prometiju (instrumental singular)
prometijā (locative singular)
prometij (singular vocative)

From the name of the Greek god Prometheus (in Latvian Prometejs), who stole the fire from Mount Olympus and brought it down to mankind.

prometija izotopi

prometijs ir radioaktīvs metāls

promethium (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 61.)


samārijs

samārijs (nominative singular)
samārija (genitive singular)
samārijam (dative singular)
samāriju (accusative singular)
samāriju (instrumental singular)
samārijā (locative singular)
samārij (singular vocative)

Named after the mineral samarskite, in turn named after 19th-century Russian mining engineer Vasili Samarsky-Bykhovets.

samārija savienojumi

samārijs ir mīksts metāls

samarium (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 62.)


eiropijs

eiropijs (nominative singular)
eiropija (genitive singular)
eiropijam (dative singular)
eiropiju (accusative singular)
eiropiju (instrumental singular)
eiropijā (locative singular)
eiropij (singular vocative)

eiropija savienojumi

eiropijs ir ķīmiski aktīvs metāls

europium (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 63.)


gadolīnijs

gadolīnijs (nominative singular)
gadolīnija (genitive singular)
gadolīnijam (dative singular)
gadolīniju (accusative singular)
gadolīniju (instrumental singular)
gadolīnijā (locative singular)
gadolīnij (singular vocative)

Named after Finnish chemist Johan Gadolin.

gadolīnija savienojumi

gadolīnija sakausējumi

gadolīnijs ir sudrabbalts, mīksts metāls

gadolinium is a silvery white, soft metal

gadolinium (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 64.)


terbijs

terbijs (nominative singular)
terbija (genitive singular)
terbijam (dative singular)
terbiju (accusative singular)
terbiju (instrumental singular)
terbijā (locative singular)
terbij (singular vocative)

Named, like itrijs, erbijs and iterbijs, after the Swedish village of Ytterby.

terbija savienojumi

terbijs ir sudrabbalts, mīksts metāls

terbium (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 65.)


disprozijs

disprozijs (nominative singular)
disprozija (genitive singular)
disprozijam (dative singular)
disproziju (accusative singular)
disproziju (instrumental singular)
disprozijā (locative singular)
disprozij (singular vocative)

From Ancient Greek δυσπρόσιτος (dusprósitos, “hard to get”).

uder

disprozija savienojumi

disprozijs ir mīksts, sudrabbalts metāls

dysprosium is a soft, silvery white metal

dysprosium (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 66.)


holmijs

holmijs (nominative singular)
holmija (genitive singular)
holmijam (dative singular)
holmiju (accusative singular)
holmiju (instrumental singular)
holmijā (locative singular)
holmij (singular vocative)

From Holmia, the Latin name of the city of Stockholm, the hometown of Per Teodor Cleve, one of the discoverers of this metal.

holmija savienojumi

holmijs ir sudrabbalts, mīksts metāls

dysprosium is a silvery white, soft metal

holmium (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 67.)


erbijs

erbijs (nominative singular)
erbija (genitive singular)
erbijam (dative singular)
erbiju (accusative singular)
erbiju (instrumental singular)
erbijā (locative singular)
erbij (singular vocative)

Named, like itrijs, terbijs and iterbijs, after the Swedish village of Ytterby.

erbija savienojumi

erbijs ir sudrabbalts, mīksts metāls

erbium (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 68.)


iterbijs

iterbijs (nominative singular)
iterbija (genitive singular)
iterbijam (dative singular)
iterbiju (accusative singular)
iterbiju (instrumental singular)
iterbijā (locative singular)
iterbij (singular vocative)

Named, like itrijs, terbijs and erbijs, after the Swedish village of Ytterby.

iterbija savienojumi

iterbijs ir mīksts, sudrabbalts metāls

ytterbium is a soft, silvery white metal

ytterbium (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 70.)


tūlijs

tūlijs (nominative singular)
tūlija (genitive singular)
tūlijam (dative singular)
tūliju (accusative singular)
tūliju (instrumental singular)
tūlijā (locative singular)
tūlij (singular vocative)

From Thule, the name for the northernmost location of the ancient world (from Ancient Greek Θούλη (Thoúlē)), as a poetic way to say Scandinavia.

tūlija savienojumi

tūlijs ir mīksts, sudrabpelēcīgs metāls

thulium (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 69.)


lutēcijs

lutēcijs (nominative singular)
lutēcija (genitive singular)
lutēcijam (dative singular)
lutēciju (accusative singular)
lutēciju (instrumental singular)
lutēcijā (locative singular)
lutēcij (singular vocative)

From Lutetia (“the Latin name of Paris, the capital of France”).

lutēcija savienojumi

lutēcijs ir sudrabbalts, korozijas izturīgs metāls

lutetium is a silvery white, corrosion-resistant metal

lutetium (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 71.)


hafnijs

hafnijs (nominative singular)
hafnija (genitive singular)
hafnijam (dative singular)
hafniju (accusative singular)
hafniju (instrumental singular)
hafnijā (locative singular)
hafnij (singular vocative)

From Hafnia, the Latin name of the city of Copenhagen.

hafnija savienojumi

hafnijs ir korozijas izturīgs metāls

hafnium (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 72.)


tantals

tantals (nominative singular)
tantala (genitive singular)
tantalam (dative singular)
tantalu (accusative singular)
tantalu (instrumental singular)
tantalā (locative singular)
tantal (singular vocative)
tantāls (alternative)

A New Latin word derived by Swedish chemist Anders Gustaf Ekeberg in 1802, from Latin tantalus.

tantala savienojumi

tantals ir korozijas izturīgs metāls

tantalum (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 73.)


rēnijs

rēnijs (nominative singular)
rēnija (genitive singular)
rēnijam (dative singular)
rēniju (accusative singular)
rēniju (instrumental singular)
rēnijā (locative singular)
rēnij (singular vocative)

From Rhenus, the Latin name of the river Rhine.

rēnija savienojumi

rēnijs ir sudrabbalts, smags metāls

rhenium is a silvery-white, heavy metals

rhenium (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 75.)


osmijs

osmijs (nominative singular)
osmija (genitive singular)
osmijam (dative singular)
osmiju (accusative singular)
osmiju (instrumental singular)
osmijā (locative singular)
osmij (singular vocative)

From Ancient Greek ὀσμή (osmḗ, “smell”) (because of the strong smell of its oxide).

osmija savienojumi

osmijs ir visblīvākais metāls

osmium (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 76.)


irīdijs

irīdijs (nominative singular)
irīdija (genitive singular)
irīdijam (dative singular)
irīdiju (accusative singular)
irīdiju (instrumental singular)
irīdijā (locative singular)
irīdij (singular vocative)

From Ancient Greek ἶρις (îris, “rainbow”), because of the bright colour of many iridium salts.

irīdijs savienojumi

irīdija ir ciets, trausls metāls

iridium (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 77.)


platīns

platīns (nominative singular)
platīna (genitive singular)
platīnam (dative singular)
platīnu (accusative singular)
platīnu (instrumental singular)
platīnā (locative singular)
platīn (singular vocative)

Via some other European language, ultimately from Spanish platina (“little silver”), the diminutive form of plata (“silver”), because platinum was found as an apparent impurity with silver.

platīna oksīds

platīna stieple

platinum (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 78.)


dzīvsudrabs

dzīvsudrabs (nominative singular)
dzīvsudraba (genitive singular)
dzīvsudrabam (dative singular)
dzīvsudrabu (accusative singular)
dzīvsudrabu (instrumental singular)
dzīvsudrabā (locative singular)
dzīvsudrab (singular vocative)

From dzīvs (“alive”) + sudrabs (“silver”), apparently a calque of German Quecksilber.

dzīvsudraba raktuves

dzīvsudraba termometrs, barometrs

dzīvsudraba spuldze

kustīgs kā dzīvsudrabs

mercury, quicksilver (liquid metallic chemical element, with atomic number 80.)


tallijs

tallijs (nominative singular)
tallija (genitive singular)
tallijam (dative singular)
talliju (accusative singular)
talliju (instrumental singular)
tallijā (locative singular)
tallij (singular vocative)

From Ancient Greek θαλλός (thallós, “green branch”), after the color of the radiation spectra.

tallija izotopi

tallijs ir sudrabbalts, samērā aktīvs metāls

thallium is a silvery white, relatively active metal

thallium (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 81.)


bismuts

bismuts (nominative singular)
bismuta (genitive singular)
bismutam (dative singular)
bismutu (accusative singular)
bismutu (instrumental singular)
bismutā (locative singular)
bismut (singular vocative)

Uncertain; perhaps from German weiße Masse (“white mass”).

bismuta izotopi

bismuta sakausējums

bismuts ir smags metāls

bismuth (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 83.)


metāls

metāls (nominative singular)
metāli (nominative plural)
metāla (genitive singular)
metālu (genitive plural)
metālam (dative singular)
metāliem (dative plural)
metālu (accusative singular)
metālus (accusative plural)
metālu (instrumental singular)
metāliem (instrumental plural)
metālā (locative singular)
metālos (locative plural)
metāl (singular vocative)
metāli (plural vocative)

From Ancient Greek μέταλλον (métallon, “mine, quarry, metal”), from μέταλλευειν (métalleuein, “to mine, quarry”), of unknown origin, but apparently related to μέταλλαν (métallan, “to seek after”), also of unknown origin.

metālu struktura

metālu rūda

metālu ķīmiskās īpašības

sārmu metāli

sārmzemju metāli

metal (a chemical element that forms metallic bonds with other metals; usually shiny, malleable and hard)


francijs

francijs (nominative singular)
francija (genitive singular)
francijam (dative singular)
franciju (accusative singular)
franciju (instrumental singular)
francijā (locative singular)
francij (singular vocative)

From French France, after the native country of its discoverer.

francija izotopi

franciju 1939. gadā atklāja Margerita Perē

Marguerite Perey discovered francium in 1939

francium (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 87.)


rādijs

rādijs (nominative singular)
rādija (genitive singular)
rādijam (dative singular)
rādiju (accusative singular)
rādiju (instrumental singular)
rādijā (locative singular)
rādij (singular vocative)

rādija izotopi

rādijs ir radioaktīvs metāls

radium (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 88.)


aktīnijs

aktīnijs (nominative singular)
aktīnija (genitive singular)
aktīnijam (dative singular)
aktīniju (accusative singular)
aktīniju (instrumental singular)
aktīnijā (locative singular)
aktīnij (singular vocative)

Through a European language, from Ancient Greek ἀκτίς (aktís), ἀκτῖν- (aktîn-, “ray”), because of its radiation.

aktīnija izotopi

aktīnijs ir radioaktīvs metāls

actinium (a metallic chemical element with atomic number 89.)


torijs

torijs (nominative singular)
torija (genitive singular)
torijam (dative singular)
toriju (accusative singular)
toriju (instrumental singular)
torijā (locative singular)
torij (singular vocative)

From the name of the Nordic god Thor, from Old Norse Þórr.

torija izotops

tīrs torijs ir sudrabbalts metāls

thorium (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 90.)


protaktīnijs

protaktīnijs (nominative singular)
protaktīnija (genitive singular)
protaktīnijam (dative singular)
protaktīniju (accusative singular)
protaktīniju (instrumental singular)
protaktīnijā (locative singular)
protaktīnij (singular vocative)

protaktīnija izotopi

protaktīnijs ir sudrabbalts, radioaktīvs metāls

protactinium is a silvery white, radioactive metal

protactinium (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 91.)


urāns

urāns (nominative singular)
urāna (genitive singular)
urānam (dative singular)
urānu (accusative singular)
urānu (instrumental singular)
urānā (locative singular)
urān (singular vocative)

urāna izotopi

urāna rūda

urāns ir sudrabpelēks, radioaktīvs metāls

uranium is a silvery gray, radioactive metal

uranium (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 92.)Urāna rūda. Urāna izotopi.


neptūnijs

neptūnijs (nominative singular)
neptūnija (genitive singular)
neptūnijam (dative singular)
neptūniju (accusative singular)
neptūniju (instrumental singular)
neptūnijā (locative singular)
neptūnij (singular vocative)

neptūnija izotopi

neptūnija savienojumi

neptūnijs ir sudrabbalts radioaktīvs metāls

neptunium is a silvery white radioactive metal

neptūnijs ir pirmais sintētiskais transurāna elements

neptunium is the first synthetic transuranic element

neptunium (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 93.)


plutonijs

plutonijs (nominative singular)
plutonija (genitive singular)
plutonijam (dative singular)
plutoniju (accusative singular)
plutoniju (instrumental singular)
plutonijā (locative singular)
plutonij (singular vocative)

plutonija izotopi

visi plutonija savienojumi ir indīgi

tīrs plutonijs ir sudrabbalts, radioaktīvs metāls

pure plutonium is a silvery white, radioactive metal

plutonium (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 94.)


amerīcijs

amerīcijs (nominative singular)
amerīcija (genitive singular)
amerīcijam (dative singular)
amerīciju (accusative singular)
amerīciju (instrumental singular)
amerīcijā (locative singular)
amerīcij (singular vocative)

amerīcija izotopi

amerīcija savienojumi

amerīcijs ir sudrabbalts, radioaktīvs metāls

americium is a silvery white, radioactive metal

americium (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 95.)


kirijs

kirijs (nominative singular)
kirija (genitive singular)
kirijam (dative singular)
kiriju (accusative singular)
kiriju (instrumental singular)
kirijā (locative singular)
kirij (singular vocative)

Named after Pierre and Marie Curie (in Latvian, Pjērs un Marija Kirī).

kirija savienojumi

kirijs ir radioaktīvs metāls

curium (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 96.)


berklijs

berklijs (nominative singular)
berklija (genitive singular)
berklijam (dative singular)
berkliju (accusative singular)
berkliju (instrumental singular)
berklijā (locative singular)
berklij (singular vocative)

Named after Berkeley, California, because of discovery at UC Berkeley.

berklija izotopi

berklijs ir radioaktīvs metāls

berkelium (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 97.)


kalifornijs

kalifornijs (nominative singular)
kalifornija (genitive singular)
kalifornijam (dative singular)
kaliforniju (accusative singular)
kaliforniju (instrumental singular)
kalifornijā (locative singular)
kalifornij (singular vocative)

kalifornija izotopi

kalifornijs ir radioaktīvs metāls

californium (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 98.)


einšteinijs

einšteinijs (nominative singular)
einšteinija (genitive singular)
einšteinijam (dative singular)
einšteiniju (accusative singular)
einšteiniju (instrumental singular)
einšteinijā (locative singular)
einšteinij (singular vocative)

Named after Albert Einstein (in Latvian, Alberts Einšteins).

einšteinija izotopi

einšteinijs ir metālisks radioaktīvais elements

einsteinium is a metallic radioactive element

einsteinium (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 99.)


fermijs

fermijs (nominative singular)
fermija (genitive singular)
fermijam (dative singular)
fermiju (accusative singular)
fermiju (instrumental singular)
fermijā (locative singular)
fermij (singular vocative)

Named after Enrico Fermi (in Latvian, Enriko Fermi).

fermija izotopi

fermijs ir metālisks radioaktīvais elements

fermium is a metallic radioactive element

fermium (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 100.)


mendeļejevijs

mendeļejevijs (nominative singular)
mendeļejevija (genitive singular)
mendeļejevijam (dative singular)
mendeļejeviju (accusative singular)
mendeļejeviju (instrumental singular)
mendeļejevijā (locative singular)
mendeļejevij (singular vocative)

Named after the scientist Dmitri Mendeleev, the creator of the periodic table (in Latvian, Dmitrijs Mendeļejevs).

mendeļejevija izotopi

mendeļejevijs ir metālisks radioaktīvais elements

mendelevium is a metallic radioactive element

mendelevium (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 101.)


nobēlijs

nobēlijs (nominative singular)
nobēlija (genitive singular)
nobēlijam (dative singular)
nobēliju (accusative singular)
nobēliju (instrumental singular)
nobēlijā (locative singular)
nobēlij (singular vocative)

Named after Alfred Nobel (in Latvian, Alfrēds Nobels).

nobēlija izotopi

nobēlijs ir radioaktīvais transurāna elements

nobelium is a radioactive transuranic element

nobelium (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 102.)


lourensijs

lourensijs (nominative singular)
lourensija (genitive singular)
lourensijam (dative singular)
lourensiju (accusative singular)
lourensiju (instrumental singular)
lourensijā (locative singular)
lourensij (singular vocative)

Named after Ernest Lawrence (in Latvian, Ernests Lorenss).

lourensija atomi

lourensijs ir radioaktīvais transurāna elements

lawrencium is a radioactive transuranic element

lawrencium (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 103.)


rezerfordijs

rezerfordijs (nominative singular)
rezerfordija (genitive singular)
rezerfordijam (dative singular)
rezerfordiju (accusative singular)
rezerfordiju (instrumental singular)
rezerfordijā (locative singular)
rezerfordij (singular vocative)

Named after Ernest Rutherford (in Latvian, Ernests Rezerfords).

rezerfordija izotopi

rezerfordijs ir ļoti radioaktīvs metāls

rutherfordium is a very radioactive metal

rutherfordium (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 104.)


dubnijs

dubnijs (nominative singular)
dubnija (genitive singular)
dubnijam (dative singular)
dubniju (accusative singular)
dubniju (instrumental singular)
dubnijā (locative singular)
dubnij (singular vocative)

Named after the city of Dubna, in Russia.

dubnija izotopi

dubnijs ir ļoti radioaktīvs elements

dubnium (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 105.)


borijs

borijs (nominative singular)
borija (genitive singular)
borijam (dative singular)
boriju (accusative singular)
boriju (instrumental singular)
borijā (locative singular)
borij (singular vocative)

Named after Niels Bohr (in Latvian, Nīlss Bors).

borija izotopi

borijs ir ļoti radioaktīvs elements

bohrium (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 107.)


hasijs

hasijs (nominative singular)
hasija (genitive singular)
hasijam (dative singular)
hasiju (accusative singular)
hasiju (instrumental singular)
hasijā (locative singular)
hasij (singular vocative)

From Hassia, the New Latin form of the name the German state of Hessen, the location of the institute where the element was first synthesized.

hasija izotopi

hasijs ir ļoti radioaktīvs elements

hassium (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 108.)


meitnērijs

meitnērijs (nominative singular)
meitnērija (genitive singular)
meitnērijam (dative singular)
meitnēriju (accusative singular)
meitnēriju (instrumental singular)
meitnērijā (locative singular)
meitnērij (singular vocative)

Named after the German physicist Lise Meitner (in Latvian, Liza Meitnere).

meitnērija izotopi

meitnērijs ir ļoti radioaktīvs elements

meitnerium is a very radioactive element

meitnerium (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 109.)


darmštatijs

darmštatijs (nominative singular)
darmštatija (genitive singular)
darmštatijam (dative singular)
darmštatiju (accusative singular)
darmštatiju (instrumental singular)
darmštatijā (locative singular)
darmštatij (singular vocative)

Named after the German city of Darmstadt, where it was first synthesized.

darmštatija izotopi

darmštatijs ir ļoti radioaktīvs elements

darmstadtium is a very radioactive element

darmstadtium (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 110.)


rentgenijs

rentgenijs (nominative singular)
rentgenija (genitive singular)
rentgenijam (dative singular)
rentgeniju (accusative singular)
rentgeniju (instrumental singular)
rentgenijā (locative singular)
rentgenij (singular vocative)

Named after Wilhelm Roentgen (in Latvian, Vilhelms Rentgens).

rentgenija izotopi

rentgenijs ir ļoti radioaktīvs elements

roentgenium is a very radioactive element

roentgenium (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 111.)


kopernikijs

kopernikijs (nominative singular)
kopernikija (genitive singular)
kopernikijam (dative singular)
kopernikiju (accusative singular)
kopernikiju (instrumental singular)
kopernikijā (locative singular)
kopernikij (singular vocative)

Named after Nicolaus Copernicus (in Latvian, Nikolajs Koperniks).

kopernikija izotopi

kopernikijs ir ļoti radioaktīvs elements

copernicium is a very radioactive element

copernicium (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 112.)


sībordžijs

sībordžijs (nominative singular)
sībordžija (genitive singular)
sībordžijam (dative singular)
sībordžiju (accusative singular)
sībordžiju (instrumental singular)
sībordžijā (locative singular)
sībordžij (singular vocative)

Named after Glenn Seaborg (in Latvian, Glenns Sīborgs).

sībordžija izotopi

sībordžijs ir ļoti radioaktīvs elements

seaborgium is a very radioactive element

seaborgium (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 106.)


dārgmetāls

dārgmetāls (nominative singular)
dārgmetāli (nominative plural)
dārgmetāla (genitive singular)
dārgmetālu (genitive plural)
dārgmetālam (dative singular)
dārgmetāliem (dative plural)
dārgmetālu (accusative singular)
dārgmetālus (accusative plural)
dārgmetālu (instrumental singular)
dārgmetāliem (instrumental plural)
dārgmetālā (locative singular)
dārgmetālos (locative plural)
dārgmetāl (singular vocative)
dārgmetāli (plural vocative)