kolvetni
Icelandic
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkʰɔl.vɛhtnɪ/
Noun
kolvetni n (genitive singular kolvetnis, nominative plural kolvetni)
- (nutrition) carbohydrate (organic compounds; sugar, starch or cellulose)
- Synonyms: sykra, kolhýdrat
- (organic chemistry) hydrocarbon
- Synonyms: kolvatnsefni, vetniskol, vetniskolefni
Declension
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | kolvetni | kolvetnið | kolvetni | kolvetnin |
| accusative | kolvetni | kolvetnið | kolvetni | kolvetnin |
| dative | kolvetni | kolvetninu | kolvetnum | kolvetnunum |
| genitive | kolvetnis | kolvetnisins | kolvetna | kolvetnanna |
Derived terms
- daggarmark kolvetnis (“hydrocarbon dewpoint”)
- kolvetnalosun (“hydrocarbon emission”)
- kolvetnisgalli (“defectus carbohydrati”)
- kolvetnisgas (“acetylene”)