oxygène

See also: oxygéné

French

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús, “sharp”) + γένος (génos, “birth”), referring to oxygen's role in the formation of acids.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔk.si.ʒɛn/

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Noun

oxygène m (uncountable)

1. oxygen

Verb

oxygène

1. inflection of oxygéner:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Derived terms

• antioxygène
• masque à oxygène

Descendants

• → English: oxygen
• → German: Sauerstoff (calque)
• → Polish: kwasoród (calque)
• → Turkish: oksijen

Further reading

• “oxygène”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.