stibium

English

Alternative forms

• stibnium
• stibnum

Etymology

From Latin stibium (“antimony”), which was imported from Ancient Greek στίβι (stíbi), a variant of στίμμι (stímmi), itself originating from Egyptian (sdm).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈstɪbɪəm/

Noun

stibium (uncountable)

1. (chiefly obsolete, rare) antimony
   • 2019 Dec 12, Subramanyan & Aravindan, 'Stibium: A Promising Electrode toward Building High-Performance Na-Ion Full-Cells', Chem, volume 5, issue 12.
2. kohl: stibnite used in ancient Egypt and Rome for eye cosmetics.
   • 1922, E.A.W. Budge. 55. Marble stibium pot inscribed with the name of Paȧtenu (?) [37,192]. 56. Hæmatite stibium pot, the upper part of which is plated with gold [32,151]. 57. Stibium pot, with cover, on four-legged stand [29,931].
     — A Guide to the Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Egyptian Rooms, and the Coptic Room, page 269. British Museum, Department of Egyptian and Assyrian Antiquities

Derived terms

Derived terms

• stib-
• stibic
• stibiconite
• stibilite
• stibine
• stibio-
• stiblite
• stibnite
• stibonium

Related terms

• stibic
• stibous
• stibiate, stibiated

Further reading

• David Barthelmy (1997–2024) “Stibium”, in Webmineral Mineralogy Database.
• “stibium”, in Mindat.org‎^[1], Hudson Institute of Mineralogy, 2000–2024.

Dutch

Etymology

From Latin stibium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈsti.biˌʏm/

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• Hyphenation: sti‧bi‧um

Noun

stibium n (uncountable)

1. antimony

Synonyms

• antimoon
• antimonium

Latin

Chemical element
Sb
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Etymology

From Ancient Greek στίβι (stíbi), a variant of Ancient Greek στίμμι (stímmi).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈsti.bi.um/, [ˈs̠t̪ɪbiʊ̃ˑ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsti.bi.um/, [ˈst̪iːbium]

Noun

stibium n (genitive stibiī); second declension

1. antimony

   Synonym: antimonium

2. kohl, stibnite

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

	singular	plural
nominative	stibium	stibia
genitive	stibiī	stibiōrum
dative	stibiō	stibiīs
accusative	stibium	stibia
ablative	stibiō	stibiīs
vocative	stibium	stibia

References

• “stibium”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• stibium in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.