Quecksilber

German

Chemical element
Hg
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Etymology

From Middle High German quëcsilber (also këcsilber), from Old High German quëcsilbar. Compare Dutch kwikzilver, Low German Quicksülver, English quicksilver. In this word survives the Central German form with qu-, otherwise displaced by keck (see there).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkvɛkˌzɪlbɐ/
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Noun

Quecksilber n (strong, genitive Quecksilbers, no plural)

  1. mercury (chemical element, Hg)

Declension

Declension of Quecksilber [sg-only, neuter, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Quecksilber
genitive eines des Quecksilbers
dative einem dem Quecksilber
accusative ein das Quecksilber

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