ortuť

Slovak

Chemical element
Hg
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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rьtǫtь. Cognate to Polish rtęć and Russian ртуть (rtutʹ).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɔrtuc/, [ˈɔrtuc]
  • Rhymes: -ɔrtuc
  • Hyphenation: or‧tuť

Noun

ortuť f (relational adjective ortuťový)

  1. mercury (a metal)

Declension

Declension of ortuť
(pattern kosť)
singularplural
nominativeortuťortuti
genitiveortutiortutí
dativeortutiortutiam
accusativeortuťortuti
locativeortutiortutiach
instrumentalortuťouortuťami

Derived terms

  • ortutný
  • ortutnatý

Further reading

  • ortuť”, 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