magnesiwm

Welsh

Chemical element
Mg
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Sampl o fagnesiwm

Etymology

Borrowed from English magnesium, from New Latin magnēsium, from Ancient Greek μαγνησία (magnēsía), after Μαγνησία (Magnēsía, “Magnesia”), a region in Thessaly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maɡˈnɛsjʊm/
• Rhymes: -ɛsjʊm

Noun

magnesiwm m (uncountable)

1. magnesium

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
magnesiwm	fagnesiwm	unchanged	unchanged
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

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