kiseonik

Serbo-Croatian

Chemical element
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Alternative forms

Etymology

From kȉseo +‎ -nik, based on kìsīk, coined by Bogoslav Šulek in the 19th century from the root of kȉseo (modeled after the Czech kyslík).

Vladimir Njegovan suggested the term is irregularly formed, arguing the roots should have formed *kiselik.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kiseǒniːk/
  • Hyphenation: ki‧se‧o‧nik

Noun

kiseònīk m inan (Cyrillic spelling кисео̀нӣк)

  1. (Montenegro, Serbia) oxygen
    Synonym: ȍksigēn

Declension

Declension of kiseonik
singular plural
nominative kiseònīk kiseonici
genitive kiseoníka kiseonika
dative kiseoniku kiseonicima
accusative kiseònīk kiseoniče
vocative kiseoniku kiseonici
locative kiseoniku kiseonicima
instrumental kiseonikom kiseonicima

References

  • Kaštelan-Macan, Marija (2008) Rasprave o kemijskom nazivlju, Zagreb: Arhiv za kemiju, page 134