octan
See also: Octan
English
Adjective
octan (not comparable)
- Occurring every eight days.
Noun
octan (plural octans)
- A fever that recurs every eight days.
Anagrams
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈot͡stan]
- Hyphenation: oc‧tan
Noun
octan m inan
- (organic chemistry) acetate
- Synonym: acetát
Declension
Declension of octan (hard masculine inanimate)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | octan | octany |
| genitive | octanu | octanů |
| dative | octanu | octanům |
| accusative | octan | octany |
| vocative | octane | octany |
| locative | octanu | octanech |
| instrumental | octanem | octany |
Further reading
- “octan”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “octan”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “octan”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɔt͡s.tan/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -ɔt͡stan
- Syllabification: oc‧tan
Noun
octan m inan
- (organic chemistry) acetate (salt or ester of acetic acid)
- Synonym: acetat
Declension
Declension of octan
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | octan | octany |
| genitive | octanu | octanów |
| dative | octanowi | octanom |
| accusative | octan | octany |
| instrumental | octanem | octanami |
| locative | octanie | octanach |
| vocative | octanie | octany |
Further reading
- octan in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French octane or German Oktan.
Noun
octan m (plural octani)
Declension
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | ||
| nominative-accusative | octan | octanul | octani | octanii | |
| genitive-dative | octan | octanului | octani | octanilor | |
| vocative | octanule | octanilor | |||