oxigen

See also: oxigén and oxigèn

Catalan

Chemical element
O
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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [uɡˈzi.ʒən]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [okˈsi.d͡ʒen]

• Audio (Valencia):

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Noun

oxigen m (uncountable)

1. oxygen (chemical element)

Derived terms

• oxigenar

Further reading

• “oxigen”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], 2007 April
• “oxigen”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
• “oxigen” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “oxigen” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Romanian

Chemical element
O
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Next: fluor (F)

Etymology

Borrowed from French oxygène, from Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús, “sharp”) + γένος (génos, “birth”), referring to oxygen's role in the formation of acids.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌoksiˈd͡ʒen/
• Hyphenation: o‧xi‧gen

Noun

oxigen n (uncountable)

1. oxygen (chemical element)

Declension

Declension of oxigen

singular only	indefinite	definite
nominative-accusative	oxigen	oxigenul
genitive-dative	oxigen	oxigenului
vocative	oxigenule

References

• “oxigen”, in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language) (in Romanian), 2004–2025