zuurstof

Dutch
Chemical element
O
Previous: stikstof (N)
Next: fluor (F)

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/
  • audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: zuur‧stof

Noun

zuurstof f or n (uncountable)

  1. (chemistry) oxygen, O (chemical element)
  2. (chemistry) dioxygen, molecular oxygen, O2 (molecule)

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Afrikaans: suurstof
  • → Indonesian: zat asam (calque)
  • → Japanese: 酸素 (calque)
  • → West Frisian: soerstof
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.