Stickstoff

German

Chemical element
N
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Etymology

Introduced by the Swiss physician Christopher Girtanner in 1791. Roughly equivalent to (er)sticken + Stoff, so called for its ability to quench fire.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃtɪkʃtɔf/

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Stickstoff m (strong, genitive Stickstoffes or Stickstoffs, no plural)

1. (chemistry) nitrogen

Declension

Declension of Stickstoff [sg-only, masculine, strong]

	singular
	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

• (chemical element): Previous: Kohlenstoff. Next: Sauerstoff

Derived terms

• stickstoffartig

Related terms

• Erstickung
• stickig
• Brennstoff
• Sauerstoff

Further reading

• “Stickstoff” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
• “Stickstoff” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
• “Stickstoff” in Duden online
• Stickstoff on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de