ilt

Danish

Chemical element
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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ilˀt/, [ˈilˀd̥]

Etymology 1

Derived from the noun ild (fire) by the Danish scientist H.C. Ørsted (1777-1851). Before, the (now obsolete) term surstof was used after German Sauerstoff.

Noun

ilt c (singular definite ilten, not used in plural form)

  1. oxygen (both the chemical element and the colorless, odorless gas)
    Synonym: oxygen
    ved forbrænding forenes det brændbare stof med luftens ilt
    during burning, the combustible matter is combined with atmospheric oxygen
    han kvaltes af mangel på ilt
    he choked due to lack of oxygen
Declension
Declension of ilt
common
gender
singular
indefinite definite
nominative ilt ilten
genitive ilts iltens
Derived terms
  • ilte
  • iltfattig
  • iltflaske
  • iltholdig
  • iltrig
Descendants
  • Faroese: ilt
  • Greenlandic: ilti
  • Icelandic: ildi

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

ilt

  1. imperative of ilte
References
  • ilt” in Den Danske Ordbog
  • Becker-Christensen, Christian (2010), Nudansk ordbog med etymologi [Modern Danish Dictionary with Etymology], Politikens Forlagshus

Faroese

Etymology 1

From Danish ilt.

Noun

ilt n (genitive singular ilts, uncountable)

  1. oxygen
    Synonym: súrevni
Declension
n3s singular
indefinite definite
nominative ilt iltið
accusative ilt iltið
dative ilti iltinum
genitive ilts iltsins

Etymology 2

From the adjective illur, compare Old Norse illr.

Noun

ilt n

  1. fury, rage
  2. badness, evilness
    fáa ilt í einto annoy someone
    bera einum iltto libel
    gera iltto destroy
    lova iltto threat
    hava ilt við segto run against
    í illumin poverty
    enn er ilt ókomiðthe bad part did not happen yet
Declension
n3s singular
indefinite definite
nominative ilt iltið
accusative ilt iltið
dative ilti iltinum
genitive ilts iltsins

Adjective

ilt

  1. neuter nominative singular of illur

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

ilt

  1. neuter of ill

Participle

ilt

  1. past participle of ile

Verb

ilt

  1. supine of ile

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