alkan

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See also: Alkan and alkán

Czech

Pronunciation

Noun

alkan m inan

  1. (organic chemistry) alkane

Declension

Declension of alkan (hard masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative alkan alkany
genitive alkanu alkanů
dative alkanu alkanům
accusative alkan alkany
vocative alkane alkany
locative alkanu alkanech
instrumental alkanem alkany

Danish

Noun

alkan c (singular definite alkanen, plural indefinite alkaner)

  1. (organic chemistry) alkane

Declension

Declension of alkan
common
gender 		Singular Plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative alkan alkanen alkaner alkanerne
genitive alkans alkanens alkaners alkanernes

Northern Kurdish

Pronunciation

Noun

alk’an m (Arabic spelling ئالکان)

  1. Alternative form of êlkan (“wave”)

Declension

Declension of alkan
Definite masculine gender
Case Singular Plural
Nominative alkan alkan
Construct alkanê alkanên
Oblique alkanî alkanan
Demonstrative oblique wî alkanî wan alkanan
Vocative alkano alkanino
Indefinite masculine gender
Case Singular Plural
Nominative alkanek alkanin
Construct alkanekî alkanine
Oblique alkanekî alkaninan

References

  • Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “alkan”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 232

Norwegian Bokmål

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Noun

alkan n (definite singular alkanet, indefinite plural alkan or alkaner, definite plural alkana or alkanene)

  1. (chemistry) an alkane (saturated hydrocarbon of formula CnH2n+2)

Derived terms

Norwegian Nynorsk

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Noun

alkan n (definite singular alkanet, indefinite plural alkan, definite plural alkana)

  1. (chemistry) an alkane (as above)

Derived terms

Polish

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Etymology

Internationalism; compare English alkane, French alcane, and German Alkan, ultimately from Arabic اَلْقِلْي (al-qily).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈal.kan/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -alkan
  • Syllabification: al‧kan

Noun

alkan m inan

  1. (organic chemistry) alkane
    Synonym: parafina

Declension

Declension of alkan
singular plural
nominative alkan alkany
genitive alkanu alkanów
dative alkanowi alkanom
accusative alkan alkany
instrumental alkanem alkanami
locative alkanie alkanach
vocative alkanie alkany
adjectives
adverb
nouns
verbs

See also

Further reading

  • alkan in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • alkan in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Noun

alkan c

  1. (organic chemistry) alkane
  2. definite singular of alka

Declension

Declension of alkan
nominative genitive
singular indefinite alkan alkans
definite alkanen alkanens
plural indefinite alkaner alkaners
definite alkanerna alkanernas

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