Kation

See also: kation

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English cation, indirectly from Ancient Greek κατα- (kata-, “downwards”) +‎ ἰόν (ión, “wandering”) because cations wander towards the cathode (the place of lower electrical potential).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkatʔiˌoːn], [ˈkatˌi̯oːn]

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• Hyphenation: Kat‧ion

Noun

Kation n (mixed, genitive Kations, plural Kationen)

1. cation

Declension

Declension of Kation [neuter, mixed]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Kation	die	Kationen
genitive	eines	des	Kations	der	Kationen
dative	einem	dem	Kation	den	Kationen
accusative	ein	das	Kation	die	Kationen

Further reading

• “Kation” in Duden online