Methan

See also: methan and meðan

German

Methan

Etymology

From meth- +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /meˈtaːn/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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• Rhymes: -aːn

Noun

Methan n (strong, genitive Methans, no plural)

1. (organic chemistry) methane

Declension

Declension of Methan [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Methan
genitive	eines	des	Methans
dative	einem	dem	Methan
accusative	ein	das	Methan

Hypernyms

• Alkan

Coordinate terms

• Ethan, Propan, Butan, Pentan

Descendants

• → Korean: 메탄 (metan)

Further reading

• “Methan” in Duden online
• “Methan” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache