oxygenium

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ok.syˈɡe.ni.um/, [ɔk.sʏˈɡɛ.ni.ʊ̃]

(Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ok.siˈd͡ʒe.ni.um/, [ok.siˈd͡ʒeː.ni.um]

Noun

oxygenium n (genitive oxygeniī); second declension

(New Latin) oxygen

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	oxygenium	oxygenia
Genitive	oxygeniī	oxygeniōrum
Dative	oxygeniō	oxygeniīs
Accusative	oxygenium	oxygenia
Ablative	oxygeniō	oxygeniīs
Vocative	oxygenium	oxygenia

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