Definition
The Latin name for Copenhagen, used in scientific nomenclature, particularly in the naming of the element hafnium.
Etymology
From Medieval Latin Hafnia, the Latinized form of Copenhagen (København in Danish), used by scientists to create universal names for discoveries.
Kelly Says
Scientists named element 72 'hafnium' after Copenhagen because that's where it was discovered in 1923—it's like leaving a geographic fingerprint in the periodic table!
Translations
BNবাংলা
হাফনিয়াম
ha-fni-yam
CSČeština
hafnium
haf-ni-um
DADansk
hafnium
haf-ni-um
DEDeutsch
Hafnia
haf-ni-a
ELΕλληνικά
χαφνίου
haf-ni-u
FAفارسی
هافنیم
haf-ni-yam
FISuomi
hafnium
haf-ni-um
HEעברית
האפניום
ha-fni-um
HIहिन्दी
हाफ्निया
ha-fni-ya
HUMagyar
hafnium
haf-ni-um
IDBahasa Indonesia
hafni
haf-ni
ITItaliano
hafnia
a-fni-a
KMKM
ហាហ្វនីយម
ha-fni-yam
MSBahasa Melayu
hafnium
haf-ni-um
MYမြန်မာ
ဟာဖနီယမ်
ha-fni-yam
NLNederlands
hafnium
haf-ni-um
NONorsk
hafnium
haf-ni-um
PLPolski
hafnium
haf-ni-um
PTPortuguês
hafínia
a-fini-a
RORomână
hafnium
haf-ni-um
SVSvenska
hafnium
haf-ni-um
SWKiswahili
hafnium
haf-ni-um
TAதமிழ்
ஹாஃப்னியம்
ha-fni-yam
TEతెలుగు
హాఫ్నియం
ha-fni-yam
TRTürkçe
hafniya
haf-ni-ya
UKУкраїнська
хафній
hafniy
URاردو
ہافنیئم
haf-ni-yam
VITiếng Việt
hafni
haf-ni