eribi

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Vietnamese[edit]

Chemical element
Er
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Etymology[edit]

Ultimately from New Latin erbium, with the suffix -um removed as with most chemical elements. An extra i is added to ease pronunciation and to preserve an appearance that is more representative of the chemical symbol.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɛ˧˧ ɹi˧˧ ʔɓi˧˧] ~ [ʔɛ˧˧ zi˧˧ ʔɓi˧˧] invalid IPA characters (][)
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɛ˧˧ ɹɪj˧˧ ʔɓɪj˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɛ˧˧ ɹɪj˧˧ ʔɓɪj˧˧]
  • Phonetic: e Ri bi

Noun[edit]

eribi

  1. erbium