kyslík

Czech

Chemical element
O
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Etymology

Coined by Jan Svatopluk Presl[1] as kyselý (acidic, sour) +‎ -ík, based on Latin oxygenium from Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús, sharp) + γένος (génos, birth) (referring to oxygen's role in the formation of acids).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈkɪsliːk]

Noun

kyslík m inan

  1. oxygen

Declension

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Machek, Václav (1968), Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia

Further reading

Slovak

Chemical element
O
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Next: fluór (F)

Etymology

From kyslý +‎ -ík.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkisliːk/
  • Audio (Bratislava):(file)

Noun

kyslík m inan (genitive singular kyslíka, declension pattern of dub)

  1. oxygen

Declension

Declension of kyslík
singulare tantum
nominative kyslík
genitive kyslíka
dative kyslíku
accusative kyslík
locative kyslíku
instrumental kyslíkom

Derived terms

Further reading

  • kyslík”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2026