kyslík

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Czech

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Chemical element
O
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Etymology

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Coined by Jan Svatopluk Presl[1] as kyselý (acidic, sour) +‎ -ík, based on Latin oxygenium from Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús, sharp) + γένος (génos, birth) (referring to oxygen's role in the formation of acids).

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Noun

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kyslík m inan

  1. oxygen

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References

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  1. ^ Machek, Václav (1968) Etymologický slovník jazyka českého [Etymological Dictionary of the Czech Language], 2nd edition, Prague: Academia

Further reading

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  • kyslík”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
  • kyslík”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Slovak

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Chemical element
O
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Etymology

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From kyslý +‎ -ík.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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kyslík m inan (genitive singular kyslíka, declension pattern of dub)

  1. oxygen

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Further reading

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  • kyslík”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024