arsēns

== Latvian == === Etymology === From Latin arsenicum, from Ancient Greek ἀρσενικόν (arsenikón, “yellow arsenic”) (influenced by ἀρρηνικός (arrhēnikós, “potent, virile”)), ultimately (via Semitic) from Middle Iranian *zarnīk (“gold-coloured”), compare Persian زرنیخ (zarnix, “orpiment”), زرنی (zarni). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [arseːns] === Noun === arsēns m (1st declension) arsenic (metalloid chemical element, quite poisonous, with atomic number 33) arsēna preparāti ― arsenic compounds saindēties ar arsēnu ― to be poisoned with arsenic ==== Declension ====