German edit

Etymology edit

Arsen +‎ -ig

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /aʁˈzeːnɪç/ (standard)
  • IPA(key): /aʁˈzeːnɪk/ (common form in southern Germany, Austria, and Switzerland)
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  • Hyphenation: ar‧se‧nig

Adjective edit

arsenig (strong nominative masculine singular arseniger, not comparable)

  1. arsenious
  2. (inorganic chemistry) arsenous

Declension edit

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Welsh edit

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Etymology edit

Borrowed from English arsenic compounded with adjectival ending -ig, borrowed from Middle French arsenic, from Latin arsenicum, from Ancient Greek ἀρσενικόν (arsenikón, yellow arsenic) (influenced by ἀρσενικός (arsenikós, potent, virile)), from Semitic, from Middle Iranian *zarnīk, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃-. Related to glas (blue), glân (clean), and clorin (chlorine).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

arsenig m (uncountable)

  1. arsenic
    Synonyms: eurbibau, eurlliw, ysolfwn

Mutation edit

Welsh mutation
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
arsenig unchanged unchanged harsenig
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading edit

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “arsenig”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies