azoto

See also: azotó and azotò

Esperanto

Etymology

From French azote, from Ancient Greek ἀ- (a-, “not”) + ζωή (zōḗ, “life”), coined by Antoine Lavoisier.

Pronunciation
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  • IPA(key): [aˈzoto]
  • Rhymes: -oto
  • Hyphenation: a‧zo‧to

Noun

azoto (uncountable, accusative azoton)

  1. (archaic) nitrogen
    Synonym: nitrogeno

Usage notes

Azoto is rare in modern usage, except in some compounds; nitrogeno is more common today.

Italian
Chemical element
N
Previous: carbonio (C)
Next: ossigeno (O)

Etymology

Borrowed from French azote.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /adˈd͡zɔ.to/
  • Rhymes: -ɔto
  • Hyphenation: a‧zò‧to

Noun

azoto m (plural azoti)

  1. (chemistry) nitrogen
    Synonym: (obsolete) nitrogeno
Related terms

See also

Latin

Noun

azōtō

  1. dative/ablative singular of azōtum

Portuguese
Chemical element
N
Previous: carbono (C)
Next: oxigénio (O)

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French azote.[1]

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈzo.tu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈzo.to/

  • Rhymes: -otu
  • Hyphenation: a‧zo‧to

Noun

azoto m (plural azotos)

  1. (Portugal, dated in Brazil, chemistry) nitrogen
    Synonym: nitrogénio
Usage notes

Dated in Brazil. More commonly used in Portugal than nitrogénio.

Derived terms

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: a‧zo‧to

Verb

azoto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of azotar

References
  1. “azoto” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Verb

azoto

  1. first-person singular present indicative of azotar

Venetian

Noun

azoto m (plural azoti)

  1. nitrogen
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