Sauerstoff
German
editEtymology
editFrom sauer + Stoff, calque of French oxygène, from Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús, “sharp”) + γένος (génos, “birth”), due to a mistaken early belief that oxygen was a necessary ingredient in all acids.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editSauerstoff m (strong, genitive Sauerstoffes or Sauerstoffs, no plural)
Declension
editDeclension of Sauerstoff [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular | |||
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indef. | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Sauerstoff |
genitive | eines | des | Sauerstoffes, Sauerstoffs |
dative | einem | dem | Sauerstoff, Sauerstoffe1 |
accusative | einen | den | Sauerstoff |
1Now rare, see notes.
Synonyms
edit- Atemluft (breathing air)
Coordinate terms
edit- (chemical element): Previous: Stickstoff. Next: Fluor
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editReferences
edit- Duden - Das Herkunftswörterbuch. Etymologie der deutschen Sprache. Mannheim 1989
Further reading
edit- “Sauerstoff” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Sauerstoff” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Sauerstoff” in Duden online
- Sauerstoff on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Luxembourgish
editEtymology
editsauer + Stoff, calque of French oxygène
Pronunciation
editNoun
editSauerstoff m (uncountable)
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