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 (genitive Wasserstoffs or Wasserstoffes, no plural)
- hydrogen; the lightest and most common element in the universe with the atomic number 1
- Wasserstoffbombe ― hydrogen bomb
- Wasserstoffaufnahme ― hydrogen absorption
Declension
Declension of Wasserstoff (uncountable)
| singular | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| indef. | def. | noun | |
| nominative | ein | der | Wasserstoff |
| genitive | eines | des | Wasserstoffes, Wasserstoffs |
| dative | einem | dem | Wasserstoff, Wasserstoffe1 |
| accusative | einen | den | Wasserstoff |
1Now uncommon, see notes
Synonyms
- Hydrogen n (rare, scientific)
- Hydrogenium n (rare, scientific)
Hypernyms
- Gas n
- chemisches Element n
Hyponyms
- Deuterium (2H)
- Protium (1H)
- Tritium (3H)
Derived terms
- Wasserstoffabspaltung f
- Wasserstoffatom n (“hydrogen atom”)
- Wasserstoffbombe f (“hydrogen bomb”)
- Wasserstoffdiffusion f
- Wasserstoffmolekül n (“hydrogen molecule”)
- Wasserstoffperoxid n (“hydrogen peroxide”)
- wasserstoffblond
Further reading
- Wasserstoff in Duden online