Ethin
German, noun[…]
Ethin is spelled E-T-H-I-N (5 letters) and appears about once in every 19 million words in written German, the 244,602nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ethin is a German neuter noun meaning “acetylene” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “einfachster Vertreter der Alkine; ein farbloses, in reiner Form geruchloses, brennbares Gas”.
What does Ethin mean in English?
noun
- 1
neuteracetylene
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
noun: 1. einfachster Vertreter der Alkine; ein farbloses, in reiner Form geruchloses, brennbares Gas
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of Ethin
- Ethins genitive
- Äthin alternative
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce Ethin?
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Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is Ethin in German?
Ethin appears about once in every 19 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).