German [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

sauer +‎ Stoff, calque of French oxygène, from Greek-Latin oxygenium (“acid-maker”), due to a mistaken early belief that oxygen was a necessary ingredient in all acids.

Pronunciation [ edit ]

IPA (key) : /ˈzaʊ̯ɐʃtɔf/

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Noun [ edit ]

Sauerstoff m (genitive Sauerstoffs or Sauerstoffes, no plural)

oxygen Sauerstoff tanken ― to breathe fresh air (literally "to fill up on oxygen" like fuel)

Declension [ edit ]

Declension of Sauerstoff (uncountable) singular indef. def. noun nominative ein der Sauerstoff genitive eines des Sauerstoffes

Sauerstoffs dative einem dem Sauerstoff ,

Sauerstoffe 1 accusative einen den Sauerstoff 1Now uncommon, Now uncommon, see notes

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Coordinate terms [ edit ]

( Chemical Element ) : Previous: Stickstoff Fluor

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References [ edit ]

Duden - Das Herkunftswörterbuch. Etymologie der deutschen Sprache. Mannheim 1989

Further reading [ edit ]

“Sauerstoff” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Sauerstoff in Duden online

Luxembourgish [ edit ]

Etymology [ edit ]

sauer +‎ Stoff, calque of French oxygène

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