Wasserstoff
German
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| H | Next: Helium (He) |
Schematische Ansicht von Wasserstoff — Schematic view of the hydrogen atom. (1)
Wasserstoff ist das häufigste Element im Weltraum. — Hydrogen is the most common element in space. (1)
Etymology
Wasser (“water”) + Stoff (“substance”), calque of French hydrogène which is itself a compound modelled after Ancient Greek ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”) + γεννάω (gennáō, “I bring forth”). Compare Dutch waterstof and Polish wodór.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈvasɐʃtɔf/
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Noun
Wasserstoff m (strong, genitive Wasserstoffes or Wasserstoffs, plural Wasserstoffe)
- hydrogen; the lightest and most common element in the universe with the atomic number 1
- Synonyms: (rare, scientific) Hydrogen n; (rare, scientific) Hydrogenium n
- Wasserstoffbombe ― hydrogen bomb
- Wasserstoffaufnahme ― hydrogen absorption
Declension
Declension of Wasserstoff [masculine, strong]
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Wasserstoff | die | Wasserstoffe |
| genitive | eines | des | Wasserstoffes, Wasserstoffs | der | Wasserstoffe |
| dative | einem | dem | Wasserstoff, Wasserstoffe1 | den | Wasserstoffen |
| accusative | einen | den | Wasserstoff | die | Wasserstoffe |
1Now rare, see notes.
Hypernyms
- Gas n
- chemisches Element n
Derived terms
- Schwefelwasserstoff
- Wasserstoffabspaltung f
- Wasserstoffatom n (“hydrogen atom”)
- wasserstoffblond
- Wasserstoffbombe f (“hydrogen bomb”)
- Wasserstoffdiffusion f
- Wasserstoffmolekül n (“hydrogen molecule”)
- Wasserstoffperoxid n (“hydrogen peroxide”)
Further reading
- “Wasserstoff” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Wasserstoff” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Wasserstoff” in Duden online
Wasserstoff on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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