alkan

See also: Alkan and alkán

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈalkan]

Noun

alkan m inan

1. (organic chemistry) alkane

Declension

Declension of alkan (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	alkan	alkany
genitive	alkanu	alkanů
dative	alkanu	alkanům
accusative	alkan	alkany
vocative	alkane	alkany
locative	alkanu	alkanech
instrumental	alkanem	alkany

Danish

Noun

alkan c (singular definite alkanen, plural indefinite alkaner)

1. (organic chemistry) alkane

Declension

Declension of alkan

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	alkan	alkanen	alkaner	alkanerne
genitive	alkans	alkanens	alkaners	alkanernes

Northern Kurdish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑːlˈkʰɑːn/

Noun

alk’an m (Arabic spelling ئالکان)

1. Alternative form of êlkan (“wave”)

Declension

Declension of alkan

definite masculine gender
case	singular	plural
nominative	alkan	alkan
construct	alkanê	alkanên
oblique	alkanî	alkanan
demonstrative oblique	wî alkanî	wan alkanan
vocative	alkano	alkanino
indefinite masculine gender
case	singular	plural
nominative	alkanek	alkanin
construct	alkanekî	alkanine
oblique	alkanekî	alkaninan

References

• Chyet, Michael L. (2020) “alkan”, in Ferhenga Birûskî: Kurmanji–English Dictionary (Language Series; 1), volume 1, London: Transnational Press, page 232

Norwegian Bokmål

Noun

alkan n (definite singular alkanet, indefinite plural alkan or alkaner, definite plural alkana or alkanene)

1. (chemistry) an alkane (saturated hydrocarbon of formula C_nH_2n+2)

Derived terms

• alkyl

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

alkan n (definite singular alkanet, indefinite plural alkan, definite plural alkana)

1. (chemistry) an alkane (as above)

Derived terms

• alkyl

Polish

Etymology

Internationalism; compare English alkane, French alcane, and German Alkan, ultimately from Arabic اَلْقِلْي (al-qily).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈal.kan/

• Audio:

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• Rhymes: -alkan
• Syllabification: al‧kan

Noun

alkan m inan

1. (organic chemistry) alkane

   Synonym: parafina

Declension

Declension of alkan

	singular	plural
nominative	alkan	alkany
genitive	alkanu	alkanów
dative	alkanowi	alkanom
accusative	alkan	alkany
instrumental	alkanem	alkanami
locative	alkanie	alkanach
vocative	alkanie	alkany

Related terms

(adjectives):

• alkaliczny
• alkalifilny
• alkaloidowy

(adverb):

• alkalicznie

(nouns):

• alkalia
• alkaliceluloza
• alkaliczność
• alkalifil
• alkalimetr
• alkalimetria
• alkalizacja
• alkaloid
• alkaloza
• alkanina

(verbs):

• alkalizować impf
• zalkalizować pf

See also

• alken, alkin

Further reading

• alkan in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• alkan in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Swedish

Noun

alkan c

1. (organic chemistry) alkane
2. definite singular of alka

Declension

Declension of alkan

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	alkan	alkans
	definite	alkanen	alkanens
plural	indefinite	alkaner	alkaners
	definite	alkanerna	alkanernas

Anagrams

• kanal, lakan, nalka