potasio

• IPA^(key): /potas̺io/ [po.t̪a.s̺i.o]
• Rhymes: -io, -o
• Hyphenation: po‧ta‧si‧o

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potasio inan

1. potassium

• “potasio”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “potasio”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

• potássio (reintegrationist)

potasio m (uncountable)

1. potassium

• “potasio”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

Borrowed from New Latin potassium, from English potassium, coined in 1807 by Humphrey Davy, from English potash, from Dutch potasch, from Middle Dutch pottaschen (literally “pot ashes”), ultimately derived from Proto-Germanic *puttaz (“pot”) and *askǭ (“ash”).

• IPA^(key): /poˈtasjo/ [poˈt̪a.sjo]

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• Rhymes: -asjo
• Syllabification: po‧ta‧sio

potasio m (plural potasios)

1. potassium

• “potasio”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024