ortuť

Slovak
Chemical element
Hg
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Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *rьtǫtь. Cognate to Polish rtęć and Russian ртуть (rtutʹ).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈɔrtuc]
  • Rhymes: -uc

Noun

ortuť f (genitive singular ortuti, nominative plural ortuti, declension pattern of kosť)

  1. mercury (a metal)

Declension
Declension of ortuť
singular plural
nominative ortuť ortuti
genitive ortuti ortutí
dative ortuti ortutiam
accusative ortuť ortuti
locative ortuti ortutiach
instrumental ortuťou ortuťmi

Derived terms
  • ortutný
  • ortutnatý

Further reading
  • “ortuť”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024
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