"Merkur" meaning in German

See Merkur in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /mɛʁˈkuːɐ̯/ Audio: De-Merkur.ogg , De-Merkur2.ogg Forms: Merkurs [genitive], Merkur [genitive], masculine strong [table-tags], Merkur [nominative, singular], Merkurs [genitive, singular], Merkur [genitive, singular], Merkur [dative, singular], Merkur [accusative, singular]
Rhymes: -uːɐ̯ Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin Mercurius. Etymology templates: {{lbor|de|la|Mercurius}} Learned borrowing from Latin Mercurius Head templates: {{de-proper noun|m,s:-}} Merkur m (proper noun, strong, genitive Merkurs or Merkur) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m,s:-.sg}}
  1. (astronomy) Mercury Wikidata QID: Q308 Tags: masculine, proper-noun, strong
    Sense id: en-Merkur-de-name-de:Q308 Categories (other): Astronomy, Planets of the Solar System, German entries with incorrect language header, Planets of the Solar System Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 55 41 4 Disambiguation of Planets of the Solar System: 60 39 1 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences
  2. (Roman mythology) Mercury Wikidata QID: Q1150 Tags: Roman, masculine, proper-noun, strong
    Sense id: en-Merkur-de-name-de:Q1150 Categories (other): Roman deities Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences

Noun

IPA: /mɛʁˈkuːɐ̯/ Audio: De-Merkur.ogg , De-Merkur2.ogg Forms: Merkurs [genitive], strong [table-tags], Merkur [definite, nominative, singular], Merkurs [genitive, singular], Merkur [dative, singular], Merkur [accusative, definite, singular]
Rhymes: -uːɐ̯ Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin Mercurius. Etymology templates: {{lbor|de|la|Mercurius}} Learned borrowing from Latin Mercurius Head templates: {{de-noun|n:m.sg}} Merkur n or m (strong, genitive Merkurs, no plural) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n:m.sg}}
  1. (alchemy) mercury Tags: masculine, neuter, no-plural, strong Synonyms: Quecksilber
    Sense id: en-Merkur-de-noun-t2mmmDtC Categories (other): Alchemy Topics: alchemy, pseudoscience
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