nitroaereus
Latin
Etymology
nitro- from "nitrogenium" + aes + -eus.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [nɪ.troˈae̯.re.ʊs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ni.t̪roˈɛː.re.us]
Adjective
nitroaereus (feminine nitroaerea, neuter nitroaereum); first/second-declension adjective
- (New Latin, relational) oxygen (literally, bronze-like and related to nitrogen; see usage notes)
Usage notes
- Used by English chemist John Mayow to describe oxygen during discovery (spiritus nitroaereus)
Declension
First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | nitroaereus | nitroaerea | nitroaereum | nitroaereī | nitroaereae | nitroaerea | |
| genitive | nitroaereī | nitroaereae | nitroaereī | nitroaereōrum | nitroaereārum | nitroaereōrum | |
| dative | nitroaereō | nitroaereae | nitroaereō | nitroaereīs | |||
| accusative | nitroaereum | nitroaeream | nitroaereum | nitroaereōs | nitroaereās | nitroaerea | |
| ablative | nitroaereō | nitroaereā | nitroaereō | nitroaereīs | |||
| vocative | nitroaeree | nitroaerea | nitroaereum | nitroaereī | nitroaereae | nitroaerea | |