väte
Swedish
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Etymology
editFrom våt (“wet”), compare väta (“to wet”), after French hydrogène. Coined by Swedish scientists Pehr von Afzelius and Anders Gustaf Ekeberg in 1795. Analogue with syre (“oxygen”) and kväve (“nitrogen”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editväte n (uncountable)
Declension
editDeclension of väte | ||||
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Nominative | väte | vätet | — | — |
Genitive | vätes | vätets | — | — |