Platin

See also: platin and platín

German

Chemical element (edit)
Pt Atomic number 78 Platin
Classification data Period 6 Group 10 Block d-block Class transition metal
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Etymology

Borrowed from French platine, from Spanish platina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈplaːtiːn/

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• (less common, especially Austria) IPA^(key): /plaˈtiːn/

Noun

Platin n (strong, genitive Platins, no plural)

1. platinum

Declension

Declension of Platin [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Platin
genitive	eines	des	Platins
dative	einem	dem	Platin
accusative	ein	das	Platin

Coordinate terms

• (Chemical Element): Previous: Iridium. Next: Gold

Derived terms

• Platinbarren
• platinblond
• Platindraht
• Platinerz
• platinhaltig
• Platinhochzeit
• platinieren
• Platinit
• Platinmohr
• Platinmünze
• Platinoid
• Platinschmuck
• Platinsonde
• Platinspatel

Related terms

• Platinschallplatte
• Platine

Descendants

• → Danish: platin

Further reading

• “Platin”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)
• “Platin” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Platin” in Duden online
• Platin on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de

Low German

Noun

Platin ? (German Low German)

1. platinum

Luxembourgish

Chemical element (edit)
Pt Atomic number 78 Platin
Classification data Period 6 Group 10 Block d-block Class transition metal
Previous: ← Iridium (Ir)
Next: Gold (Au) →

Noun

Platin m (uncountable)

1. alternative form of Platinn (“platinum”)