halogeen

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Noun

halogeen (plural halogene)

  1. (chemistry) halogen (any element of group 17 of the periodic table)

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Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin halogenium, from Swedish halogen, both coined by Jöns Jakob Berzelius, a Swedish chemist. Formed from Ancient Greek ἅλς (háls, salt) +‎ -geen (produce), referring to elements which produce a salt in union with a metal.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɦaː.loːˈɣeːn/
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  • Hyphenation: ha‧lo‧geen
  • Rhymes: -eːn

Noun

halogeen n (plural halogenen, diminutive halogeentje n)

  1. halogen (any element of group 7 of the periodic table)

Derived terms

Estonian

Etymology

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Noun

halogeen (genitive halogeeni, partitive halogeeni)

  1. (chemistry) halogen

Declension

Declension of halogeen (ÕS type 22e/riik, length gradation)
singular plural
nominative halogeen halogeenid
accusative nom.
gen. halogeeni
genitive halogeenide
partitive halogeeni halogeene
halogeenisid
illative halogeeni
halogeenisse
halogeenidesse
halogeenesse
inessive halogeenis halogeenides
halogeenes
elative halogeenist halogeenidest
halogeenest
allative halogeenile halogeenidele
halogeenele
adessive halogeenil halogeenidel
halogeenel
ablative halogeenilt halogeenidelt
halogeenelt
translative halogeeniks halogeenideks
halogeeneks
terminative halogeenini halogeenideni
essive halogeenina halogeenidena
abessive halogeenita halogeenideta
comitative halogeeniga halogeenidega

Further reading

  • halogeen”, in Eesti keele seletav sõnaraamat [Descriptive Dictionary of the Estonian Language] (in Estonian) (online version), Tallinn: Eesti Keele Sihtasutus (Estonian Language Foundation), 2009
  • halogeen in Sõnaveeb (Eesti Keele Instituut)