niķelis

See also: nikelis

Latvian

Etymology

From Swedish nickel, an abbreviation of German Kupfernickel (“a mineral containing copper and nickel”), from Kupfer (“copper”) + Nikolaus (“the devil”), due to the deceptive silver colour of the relatively valueless ore. Compare kobalts as related to Kobold (“goblin”).

Noun

Chemical element
Ni
Previous: kobalts (Co)
Next: varš (Cu)

niķelis m (2nd declension)

1. nickel (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 28)

   niķeļa rūda ― nickel ore

   niķeļa oksīds ― nickel oxide

Declension

Declension of niķelis (2nd declension)

	singular (vienskaitlis)	plural (daudzskaitlis)
nominative (nominatīvs)	niķelis	—
accusative (akuzatīvs)	niķeli	—
genitive (ģenitīvs)	niķeļa	—
dative (datīvs)	niķelim	—
instrumental (instrumentālis)	niķeli	—
locative (lokatīvs)	niķelī	—
vocative (vokatīvs)	niķeli	—