vodonik
Serbo-Croatian
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| H | |
| Next: helijum (He) | |
Alternative forms
- (Bosnia, Croatia): vòdīk
Etymology
From vòda + -nik, based on vòdīk, coined by Bogoslav Šulek in the 19th century from the root of vòda (modeled after the Czech vodík).
Vladimir Njegovan suggested the term is irregularly formed, arguing the root used should have formed *vodenik.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /v̞o̞d̪o̞nik/
- Hyphenation: vo‧do‧nik
Noun
vodonik m (Cyrillic spelling водоник)
- (Montenegro, Serbia) hydrogen
Synonyms
- hȉdrogēn
- vodik
References
- Kaštelan-Macan, Marija (2008) Rasprave o kemijskom nazivlju, Zagreb: Arhiv za kemiju, page 134