cobalto
See also: cobalto-
GalicianEdit
NounEdit
cobalto m (uncountable)
ItalianEdit
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Co | |
| Previous: ferro (Fe) | |
| Next: nichel (Ni) | |
EtymologyEdit
From New Latin cōbaltum, derived from German Kobalt, derived from Kobolet, alteration of Kobold (“elf, goblin”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
cobalto m (plural cobalti)
- (chemistry) cobalt
- cobalt blue
- Synonym: blu cobalto
- 1909, Giovanni Pascoli, “L'altra faccia lunare [The Other Lunar Face]”, in Gli emigranti nella luna [The Migrants in the Moon][1], collected in Nuovi poemetti, 4th edition, Bologna: Nicola Zanichelli, published 1918, lines 32–34, page 170:
- Videro tutti là, di soprassalto, ¶ quella fanciulla, con le braccia in croce, ¶ bianca sul liscio lago di cobalto.
- They all saw, suddenly, ¶ that lady, with arms crossed, ¶ white over the smooth cobalt lake.
Derived termsEdit
AdjectiveEdit
cobalto (invariable)
- (relational) cobalt; cobalt-coloured (following a noun)
LatinEdit
NounEdit
cōbaltō
PortugueseEdit
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Co | |
| Previous: ferro (Fe) | |
| Next: níquel (Ni) | |
EtymologyEdit
From German Kobalt, from Kobold (“goblin”), so called because of its toxicity.
PronunciationEdit
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): /ko.ˈbaw.to/
- Hyphenation: co‧bal‧to
- Rhymes: -altu, -awtu
NounEdit
cobalto m (usually uncountable, plural cobaltos)
- (chemistry, uncountable) cobalt (element)
SpanishEdit
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Co | |
| Previous: hierro (Fe) | |
| Next: níquel (Ni) | |
EtymologyEdit
From German Kobalt, from Kobold (“goblin”).
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
cobalto m (uncountable)
Derived termsEdit
See alsoEdit
cobalto on the Spanish Wikipedia.Wikipedia es
Further readingEdit
- “cobalto” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.