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

  • kyslík in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • kyslík in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

Slovak

Chemical element
O
Previous: dusík (N)
Next: fluór (F)

Etymology

From kyslý + -ík.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkisliːk/

Noun

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

  1. oxygen

Declension

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, 2024
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