skābeklis
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Latvian
Etymology
A word coined from skābe (“acid”) + -eklis by K. Valdemārs in the mid-19th century, originally with the meaning “oxide,” but later (in the 1860s) already with the present meaning of “oxygen.” (Valdemārs' initial term for “oxygen” was skābējs gaiss, later simply skābējs, but these terms were not accepted).[1]
Pronunciation
Noun
| Chemical element | |
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| O | |
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skābeklis m (2nd declension)
- oxygen (chemical element, with atomic number 8; one of the main components of organic compounds and of the Earth's atmosphere)
- skābekļa molekula ― oxygen molecule (O2)
- skābekļa savienojumi ― oxygen compounds
- skābekļa balons ― oxygen tank
- skābekļa deglis ― oxygen torch
Declension
Declension of skābeklis (2nd declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | skābeklis | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | skābekli | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | skābekļa | — |
| dative (datīvs) | skābeklim | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | skābekli | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | skābeklī | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | skābekli | — |
Synonyms
- (obsolete terms) skābējs gaiss, skābējs
Derived terms
Related terms
References
- ^ Karulis, Konstantīns (1992) “skābt”, in Latviešu Etimoloģijas Vārdnīca (in Latvian), Rīga: AVOTS, →ISBN