köfnunarefni

Icelandic

Chemical element
N
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Etymology

From köfnun (“suffocation”) +‎ efni (“material”), modelled after Danish kvælstof.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkʰœpnʏnarˌɛpnɪ/

Noun

köfnunarefni n (genitive singular köfnunarefnis, nominative plural köfnunarefni)

1. nitrogen

   Synonym: nitur

Declension

Declension of köfnunarefni (neuter, based on efni)

	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	köfnunarefni	köfnunarefnið	köfnunarefni	köfnunarefnin
accusative	köfnunarefni	köfnunarefnið	köfnunarefni	köfnunarefnin
dative	köfnunarefni	köfnunarefninu	köfnunarefnum	köfnunarefnunum
genitive	köfnunarefnis	köfnunarefnisins	köfnunarefna	köfnunarefnanna