einvetni

Icelandic

Etymology

From ein- (“mono-, uni-, mono”) +‎ vetni (“hydrogen”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈein.vɛhtnɪ/

Noun

A picture of einvetni (“protium”), tvívetni (“deuterium”) and þrívetni (“triterium”).

einvetni n (genitive singular einvetnis, no plural)

1. (physics, symbol ¹₁H) protium

Declension

Declension of einvetni (sg-only neuter)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	einvetni	einvetnið
accusative	einvetni	einvetnið
dative	einvetni	einvetninu
genitive	einvetnis	einvetnisins

Synonyms

• (protium): prótín

Hypernyms

• vetni (“hydrogen”)

Coordinate terms

• (isotopes of hydrogen)

  deuterium: tvívetni (also called þungt vetni or þungavetni)

  tritium: þrívetni (also called ofurþungt vetni)

Derived terms

• einvetnisfrumeind