Quecksilber
German
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Etymology
From 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
- IPA(key): /ˈkvɛkˌzɪlbɐ/
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Declension
Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)
See also
- Quacksalber (not related)
Further reading
- “Quecksilber” in Duden online
- “Quecksilber” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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