"Nickel" meaning in German

See Nickel in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈnɪkəl/, [ˈnɪkl̩] Audio: De-Nickel.ogg Forms: Nickels [genitive], neuter strong [table-tags], Nickel [nominative, singular], Nickels [genitive, singular], Nickel [dative, singular], Nickel [accusative, singular]
Etymology: A pet form of the proper masculine name Nikolaus, see also Old Nick "the devil", Nickel, and Nicholas. See Kupfernickel for more. Head templates: {{de-noun|n.sg}} Nickel n (strong, genitive Nickels, no plural) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n.sg}}
  1. nickel (a silvery elemental metal with an atomic number of 28 and symbol Ni). Tags: neuter, no-plural, strong Related terms: vernickeln
    Sense id: en-Nickel-de-noun-A0zQEDvq

Noun

IPA: /ˈnɪkəl/, [ˈnɪkl̩] Audio: De-Nickel.ogg
Etymology: A pet form of the proper masculine name Nikolaus, see also Old Nick "the devil", Nickel, and Nicholas. See Kupfernickel for more. Head templates: {{de-noun|m}} Nickel m (strong, genitive Nickels, plural Nickel) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|m}} Forms: Nickels [genitive], Nickel [plural], strong [table-tags], Nickel [nominative, singular], Nickel [definite, nominative, plural], Nickels [genitive, singular], Nickel [definite, genitive, plural], Nickel [dative, singular], Nickeln [dative, definite, plural], Nickel [accusative, singular], Nickel [accusative, definite, plural]
  1. A coin of ten pfennigs Tags: masculine, strong Synonyms: Nickelmünze
    Sense id: en-Nickel-de-noun-LawS4UJ2 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 17 83
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