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The article for

Vanadium

das Vanadium

Vanadium is a neuter German noun. Its article is das.

Plural
no plural

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Why is it das Vanadium?

Vanadium ends in -ium, and nouns ending in -ium are neuter: in a German dictionary, 100% of them take das.

All nouns ending in -ium
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Meaning

[1] Chemical element with the order number 23, which belongs to the series of transition metals

[1] chemisches Element mit der Ordnungszahl 23, das zur Serie der Übergangsmetalle gehört

Examples

[1] Vanadium is a rare, soft and tough metal

[1] Vanadium ist ein seltenes, weiches und zähes Metall.

[1] "Vanadium increases the strength and toughness and thus the wear resistance in small quantities in steels"

[1] „Vanadium steigert schon in kleinen Mengen in Stählen die Festigkeit und Zähigkeit und damit die Verschleißfestigkeit deutlich.“

Declension

1 Singular Plural
Nominativ das Vanadium —
Genitiv des Vanadiums —
Dativ dem Vanadium —
Akkusativ das Vanadium —

Pronunciation

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