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Slovak
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rьtǫtь. Cognate to Polish rtęć and Russian ртуть (rtutʹ).
Pronunciation
Noun
ortuť f (genitive singular ortuti, nominative plural ortuti, declension pattern of kosť)
- mercury (a metal)
Declension
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Further reading
- “ortuť”, 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, 2003–2024