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

Declension

Declension of köfnunarefni
n-s	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

Synonyms

• nitur