brennisteinn

Icelandic

Chemical element (edit)
S Atomic number 16 brennisteinn
Classification data Period 3 Group 16 Block p-block Class nonmetal
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Etymology

From brenna (“to burn”) +‎ steinn (“stone”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈprɛnːɪˌsteitn/

Noun

brennisteinn m (genitive singular brennisteins, no plural)

1. sulfur, brimstone

Declension

Declension of brennisteinn (sg-only masculine, based on steinn)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	brennisteinn	brennisteinninn
accusative	brennistein	brennisteininn
dative	brennisteini	brennisteininum
genitive	brennisteins	brennisteinsins

Derived terms

• rigna eldi og brennisteini