Stickstoff
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Dutch stikstof (coined in 1789); roughly equivalent to ersticken + Stoff. Introduced by the Swiss physician Christopher Girtanner in 1791.[1]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]Stickstoff m (strong, genitive Stickstoffes or Stickstoffs, no plural)
Declension
[edit]Declension of Stickstoff [sg-only, masculine, strong]
singular | |||
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indef. | def. | noun | |
nominative | ein | der | Stickstoff |
genitive | eines | des | Stickstoffes, Stickstoffs |
dative | einem | dem | Stickstoff, Stickstoffe1 |
accusative | einen | den | Stickstoff |
1Now rare, see notes.
Coordinate terms
[edit]- (chemical element): Previous: Kohlenstoff. Next: Sauerstoff
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Christopher Girtanner. Neue chemische Nomenklatur für die deutsche Sprache, Berlin 1791, p. 11.
Further reading
[edit]- “Stickstoff” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Stickstoff” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Stickstoff” in Duden online
Stickstoff on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de