nitroaereus
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]nitro- from "nitrogenium" + aes + -eus.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ni.troˈae̯.re.us/, [nɪt̪roˈäe̯reʊs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ni.troˈe.re.us/, [nit̪roˈɛːreus]
Adjective
[edit]nitroaereus (feminine nitroaerea, neuter nitroaereum); first/second-declension adjective
- (New Latin, relational) oxygen (literally, bronze-like and related to nitrogen; see usage notes)
Usage notes
[edit]- Used by English chemist John Mayow to describe oxygen during discovery (spiritus nitroaereus)
Declension
[edit]First/second-declension adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | feminine | neuter | masculine | feminine | neuter | ||
| nominative | nitroaereus | nitroaerea | nitroaereum | nitroaereī | nitroaereae | nitroaerea | |
| genitive | nitroaereī | nitroaereae | nitroaereī | nitroaereōrum | nitroaereārum | nitroaereōrum | |
| dative | nitroaereō | nitroaereae | nitroaereō | nitroaereīs | |||
| accusative | nitroaereum | nitroaeream | nitroaereum | nitroaereōs | nitroaereās | nitroaerea | |
| ablative | nitroaereō | nitroaereā | nitroaereō | nitroaereīs | |||
| vocative | nitroaeree | nitroaerea | nitroaereum | nitroaereī | nitroaereae | nitroaerea | |