oxygenium

Concepts

oxygen

Translations

οξυγόνο

Sauerstoff

oxígeno

ossigeno

zuurstof

oxygène

oksijen

oxigen

oxigénio

oxigênio

أكسجين

oksîjen

oxigèn

Oxygen

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ɔk.syˈɡɛ.ni.ũː]

Etymology

New Latin, borrowed from French oxygène, itself from Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús, “sharp”) + Latin -genus (“born from”), referring to oxygen's role in the formation of acids.