LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
noun · neuterthird declension

gas

gas n (genitive gasis)
Classical[ˈɡas]Ecclesiastical[ˈɡas]

Meaning

  1. neutergas (state of matter)

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativegasgasa
genitivegasisgasum
dativegasīgasibus
accusativegasgasa
ablativegasegasibus
vocativegasgasa

Origins

Coined by chemist Jan Baptist van Helmont (appearing in his Ortus Medicinae as an invariable noun).

Quick answers

What does gas mean in Latin?
gas, a noun, means “gas (state of matter)”.
What is the genitive of gas?
The genitive singular is gasis. gas is neuter, third declension.
How do you pronounce gas?
In classical Latin, [ˈɡas]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈɡas].