αλευρόγαια
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Greek[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- ἀλευρόγαια (aleurógaia) — polytonic
Etymology[edit]
Of late 18th–early 19th c. as a neologism from άλευρον (álevron, “flour”) + γαία (gaía, “earth”), in reference to the flour-like consistency of this alkaline earth oxide. The term was preferred by scholars of the Greek Enlightenment, who were reluctant to adopt μαγνησία (magnisía), a calque of Late Latin magnesia, due to confusion with the region name Μαγνησία (Magnisía).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
αλευρόγαια • (alevrógaia) f (uncountable) (Katharevousa or obsolete)
- (inorganic chemistry) magnesium oxide, magnesia, a white powder (MgO) which is an ore of magnesium
- Synonyms: οξείδιο του μαγνησίου (oxeídio tou magnisíou) (current), μαγνησία (magnisía) (dated)
- 1808, Κωνσταντίνος Κούμας, “Περὶ Γαιῶν καὶ Καλίων”, in Χημείας Ἐπιτομή, page 52:
- εὑρίσκεται συχνάκις ἡ ἀλευρόγαια καὶ κομμάτια μικρὰ, λευκὰ, ἐλαφρὰ, καὶ εὔτριπτα, καὶ ὡς κόνις ἐλαφρὰ, καὶ λευκή
- heurísketai sukhnákis hē aleurógaia kaì kommátia mikrà, leukà, elaphrà, kaì eútripta, kaì hōs kónis elaphrà, kaì leukḗ
- magnesium oxide is most often found as small, white, low density, easily pulverised pieces and as a low density white powder
Declension[edit]
αλευρόγαια
case \ number | singular |
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nominative | αλευρόγαια • |
genitive | αλευρόγαιας • |
accusative | αλευρόγαια • |
vocative | αλευρόγαια • |