Messinium

German

Etymology

From Messina +‎ -ium. This scientific term was introduced by Swiss stratigrapher Karl Mayer-Eymar in 1857 when he published his paper Versuch einer neuen Klassifikation der Tertiär-Gebilde Europas (An Attempt at a New Classification of the Tertiary Formations of Europe).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [mɛˈsiːni̯ʊm]
  • Hyphenation: Mes‧si‧ni‧um

Noun

Messinium n (strong, genitive Messiniums, no plural)

  1. (geology, paleontology) Messinian (The final subdivision of the Miocene epoch.)

Declension

Declension of Messinium [sg-only, neuter, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Messinium
genitive eines des Messiniums
dative einem dem Messinium
accusative ein das Messinium

Holonyms

Coordinate terms

  • Tortonium, Serravallium, Langhium, Burdigalium, Aquitanium

References

  1. ^ Karl Mayer-Eymar and Barton-On-Sea, geolsoc.org.uk
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