Serbo-Croatian edit

Chemical element
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Etymology edit

From kȉseo +‎ -nik, based on kìsīk, coined by Bogoslav Šulek in the 19th century from the root of kȉseo (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: ki‧se‧o‧nik

Noun edit

kiseònīk m (Cyrillic spelling кисео̀нӣк)

  1. (Montenegro, Serbia) oxygen
    Synonym: ȍksigēn

Declension edit

References edit

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