thoriwm

Welsh
Chemical element
Th
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Etymology

Borrowed from English thorium, from English Thor, representing Old Norse Þórr, from Proto-Germanic *Þunraz, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tenh₂- (“to thunder”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈθɔrjʊm/
  • Rhymes: -ɔrjʊm

Noun

thoriwm m (uncountable, not mutable)

  1. thorium

References
  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “thoriwm”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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