Stickstoff
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German
Etymology
Borrowed from Dutch stikstof (coined in 1789); roughly equivalent to ersticken + Stoff. Introduced by the Swiss physician Christopher Girtanner in 1791.[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
Stickstoff m (strong, genitive Stickstoffes or Stickstoffs, no plural)
Declension
Declension of Stickstoff
| singular | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Stickstoff |
| genitive | eines | des | Stickstoffes, Stickstoffs |
| dative | einem | dem | Stickstoff, Stickstoffe1 |
| accusative | einen | den | Stickstoff |
1Now rare, see notes.
Coordinate terms
- (chemical element): Previous: Kohlenstoff. Next: Sauerstoff
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- ^ Christopher Girtanner. Neue chemische Nomenklatur für die deutsche Sprache, Berlin 1791, p. 11.
Further reading
- “Stickstoff” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Stickstoff” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Stickstoff” in Duden online
Stickstoff on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
