ocsigen

Welsh

Chemical element
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Etymology

Borrowed from English oxygen, from French oxygène, from Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús, “sharp”) + γένος (génos, “birth”).

Pronunciation

• (standard) IPA^(key): /ˈɔksɪˌɡɛn/
  • (colloquial) IPA^(key): /ˈɔksɪˌd͡ʒɛn/
• Rhymes: -ɔksɪɡɛn

Noun

ocsigen m (uncountable)

1. oxygen

   Synonyms: surbar, ufel, ufelai, ufelin, ufelnwy

Derived terms

• ardal isafswm ocsigen (“oxygen minimum zone”)
• cromlin ddaduniad ocsigen-haemoglobin (“oxygen-haemoglobin dissociation curve”)
• cromlin gydbwysedd ocsigen-haemoglobin (“oxygen-haemoglobin equilibrium curve”)
• cymeriant ocsigen (“oxygen take-up”)
• dadansoddiad isotop ocsigen (“oxygen isotope analysis”)
• diffyg ocsigen (“hypoxia”)
• dyled ocsigen (“oxygen debt”)
• ffwrnais drawsnewidydd ocsigen (“oxygen converter furnace”)
• galw am ocsigen biocemegol (“biochemical oxygen demand”)
• gwasgedd rhannol ocsigen (“partial pressure of oxygen”)
• llwytho ocsigen (“oxygen loading”)
• ocsid (“oxide”)
• ocsigen deufflworid (“oxygen difluoride”)
• ocsigen moleciwlaidd (“molecular oxygen”)
• ocsigen rhydd (“free oxygen”)
• ocsigenedig (“oxygenated”)
• ocsigeniad (“oxygenation”)
• ocsigenu (“oxygenate”)
• treuliant ocsigen (“oxygen consumption”)
• therapi ocsigen (“oxygen therapy”)

 

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radical	soft	nasal	h-prothesis
ocsigen	unchanged	unchanged	hocsigen
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “ocsigen”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies