ortuť

Slovak

Chemical element
Hg
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Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *rьtǫtь. Cognate to Polish rtęć and Russian ртуть (rtut’).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈo̞rtuc/
• Rhymes: -uc

Noun

ortuť f (genitive singular ortuti, nominative plural ortuti, declension pattern of kosť)

1. mercury (a metal)

Declension

Declension of ortuť

	singular	plural
nominative	ortuť	ortuti
genitive	ortuti	ortutí
dative	ortuti	ortutiam
accusative	ortuť	ortuti
locative	ortuti	ortutiach
instrumental	ortuťou	ortuťmi

Derived terms

• ortutný
• ortutnatý

Further reading

• “ortuť”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024