Quecksilber
German
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Etymology
editFrom Middle High German quecsilber (also kecsilber), from Old High German quecsilbar. 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
editNoun
editQuecksilber n (strong, genitive Quecksilbers, no plural)
- mercury (chemical element, Hg)
Declension
editDeclension of Quecksilber [sg-only, neuter, strong]
Related terms
editSee also
edit- Quacksalber (not related)
Further reading
edit- “Quecksilber” in Duden online
- “Quecksilber” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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