nitroaereus
Latin
Etymology
nitro- from "nitrogenium" + aes + -eus.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ni.troˈae̯.re.us/, [nɪ.trɔˈae̯.re.ʊs]
Adjective
nitroaereus (feminine nitroaerea, neuter nitroaereum); first/second declension
- (New Latin, relational) oxygen (literally, bronze-like and related to nitrogen; see usage notes)
Declension
First/second declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | |
| Nominative | nitroaereus | nitroaerea | nitroaereum | nitroaereī | nitroaereae | nitroaerea | |
| Genitive | nitroaereī | nitroaereae | nitroaereī | nitroaereōrum | nitroaereārum | nitroaereōrum | |
| Dative | nitroaereō | nitroaereae | nitroaereō | nitroaereīs | nitroaereīs | nitroaereīs | |
| Accusative | nitroaereum | nitroaeream | nitroaereum | nitroaereōs | nitroaereās | nitroaerea | |
| Ablative | nitroaereō | nitroaereā | nitroaereō | nitroaereīs | nitroaereīs | nitroaereīs | |
| Vocative | nitroaeree | nitroaerea | nitroaereum | nitroaereī | nitroaereae | nitroaerea | |
Usage notes
- Used by English chemist John Mayow to describe oxygen during discovery (spiritus nitroaereus)