Masculine
Meaning

  1. (masculine, physical) gas (material in an intermediate state between liquid and plasma)
  2. (masculine, physical) gas (chemical element or compound in such a state)
  3. (in-plural, masculine) gas, flatus (gas generated in the digestive tract)
  4. (masculine) fizz (emission of a rapid stream of bubbles)
  5. (figuratively, masculine) enthusiasm, liveliness

Frequency

B1
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɡa(j)s/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from French gaz, from Dutch gas, from Latin chaos, from Ancient Greek χάος (kháos). Doublet of caos.

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