oxygenium
Latin
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| O | |
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Alternative forms
Etymology
New Latin, borrowed from French oxygène, itself from Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús, “sharp”) + Latin -genus (“born from”), referring to oxygen's role in the formation of acids.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ɔk.syˈɡɛ.ni.ũː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ok.siˈd͡ʒɛː.ni.um]
Noun
oxygenium n (genitive oxygeniī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | oxygenium | oxygenia |
| genitive | oxygeniī | oxygeniōrum |
| dative | oxygeniō | oxygeniīs |
| accusative | oxygenium | oxygenia |
| ablative | oxygeniō | oxygeniīs |
| vocative | oxygenium | oxygenia |