Serbo-Croatian edit

Chemical element
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Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From ки̏сео +‎ -ник, based on кѝсӣк, coined by Bogoslav Šulek in the 19th century from the root of ки̏сео (modeled after the Czech kyslík).

Vladimir Njegovan suggested the term is irregularly formed, arguing the roots should have formed *kiselik.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /kiseǒniːk/
  • Hyphenation: ки‧се‧о‧ник

Noun edit

кисео̀нӣк m (Latin spelling kiseònīk)

  1. (Montenegro, Serbia) oxygen
    Synonym: о̏ксиге̄н

Declension edit

References edit

  • Kaštelan-Macan, Marija (2008) Rasprave o kemijskom nazivlju, Zagreb: Arhiv za kemiju, page 134