German edit

 
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Etymology edit

This, as in the same decade Zirkonium, has been formed artificially by Abraham Gottlob Werner in the 1780s from Arabic زَرْقُون (zarqūn) and then this mineral and metal name spread from German into all European languages and the world.

Pronunciation edit

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  • IPA(key): /t͡sɪrˈkoːn/
  • Rhymes: -oːn

Noun edit

Zirkon m (strong, genitive Zirkons, plural Zirkone)

  1. zircon

Declension edit

Descendants edit

Further reading edit

  • Zirkon” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Zirkon” in Duden online