oxygenium
Latin
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| O | |
| Previous: carbonium (C) | |
| Next: fluorum (F) | |
Alternative forms
Etymology
New Latin, borrowed from French oxygène, from Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús, “sharp”) + γένος (génos, “birth”) referring to oxygen's role in the formation of acids.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ok.syˈɡe.ni.um/, [ɔks̠ʏˈɡɛniʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ok.siˈd͡ʒe.ni.um/, [oksiˈd͡ʒɛːnium]
Noun
oxygenium n (genitive oxygeniī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | oxygenium | oxygenia |
| Genitive | oxygeniī | oxygeniōrum |
| Dative | oxygeniō | oxygeniīs |
| Accusative | oxygenium | oxygenia |
| Ablative | oxygeniō | oxygeniīs |
| Vocative | oxygenium | oxygenia |