zuurstof

Dutch

Chemical element
O
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Etymology

From zuur (“sour”) +‎ stof (“matter”), a loose loan translation (1792) of French oxygène (1783), possibly after German Sauerstoff (1791). Compare English sourstuff.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈzyːr.stɔf/

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• Hyphenation: zuur‧stof

Noun

zuurstof f (uncountable)

1. (chemistry) oxygen

Derived terms

• zuurstofarm
• zuurstoffles
• zuurstofmasker
• zuurstofrijk

Descendants

• Afrikaans: suurstof
• West Frisian: soerstof
• → Indonesian: zat asam (calque)
• → Japanese: 酸素 (calque)