arsen

Chemical element
As
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• arzen, arzén

• IPA^(key): [ˈarzɛn]
• IPA^(key): [ˈarzɛːn]
• Hyphenation: ar‧sen

arsen m inan

1. arsenic (element)

• IPA^(key): [ɑːˈsen]

arsen n (singular definite arsenet, not used in plural form)

1. arsenic (element, chemical symbol As)

• “arsen” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “arsen” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Chemical element
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• IPA^(key): /ˈar̥sɛn/

arsen n (genitive singular arsens, no plural)

1. arsenic (chemical element)

Declension of arsen
n-s	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	arsen	arsenið
accusative	arsen	arsenið
dative	arseni	arseninu
genitive	arsens	arsensins

From Dutch arseen, from German Arsen, from Latin arsenicum, from Ancient Greek ἀρσενικόν (arsenikón) (influenced by ἀρσενικός (arsenikós)), from Semitic, from Middle Persian [script needed] (zarnīk), from Avestan 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬀𐬥𐬌𐬌𐬀 (zaraniia, “gold”), from 𐬰𐬀𐬭𐬌 (zari), from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰelh₃i.

• IPA^(key): [ˈarsɛn]
• Hyphenation: ar‧sèn

arsèn (first-person possessive arsenku, second-person possessive arsenmu, third-person possessive arsennya)

1. arsenic

• arsènik

• “arsen” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Shortening of arsenikk, arsenic trioxide, from Ancient Greek αρσενικόν (arsenikos), "arsenic, orpiment", though it literally translates to "manly, strong", due to it being a folk etymology of Middle Persian زرنيخ (zarnikh), "gold-colored". The word orpiment is the proper word in English for arsenic trioxide, though arsenic is still used in this sense. In Norwegian, arsenikk only refers to the mineral.

arsen n (definite singular arsenet, singulare tantum)

1. arsenic (chemical element, symbol As)

• arsenikk

• “arsen” in The Ordnett Dictionary
• “arsen” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “arsenic”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Shortening of arsenikk, arsenic trioxide, from Ancient Greek αρσενικόν (arsenikos), "arsenic, orpiment", though it literally translates to "manly, strong", due to it being a folk etymology of Middle Persian زرنيخ (zarnikh), "gold-colored". The word orpiment is the proper word in English for arsenic trioxide, though arsenic is still used in this sense. In Norwegian, arsenikk only refers to the mineral.

arsen n (definite singular arsenet, singulare tantum)

1. arsenic (element)

• arsenikk

• “arsen” in The Ordnett Dictionary
• “arsen” in The Bokmål Dictionary / The Nynorsk Dictionary.
• Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “arsenic”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Learned borrowing from Latin arsenicum, from Ancient Greek ἀρσενικόν (arsenikón). Doublet of arszenik.

• IPA^(key): /ˈar.sɛn/

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• Rhymes: -arsɛn
• Syllabification: ar‧sen

Chemical element
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arsen m inan

1. arsenic

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

Chemical element
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Borrowed from German Arsen.

• IPA^(key): /arˈsen/
• Hyphenation: ar‧sen

arsen n (uncountable)

1. arsenic

• arsen in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

• IPA^(key): /ǎrseːn/
• Hyphenation: ar‧sen

àrsēn m (Cyrillic spelling а̀рсе̄н)

1. arsenic (element)