"Quecksilber" meaning in German

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Noun

IPA: /ˈkvɛkˌzɪlbɐ/ Audio: De-Quecksilber.ogg Forms: Quecksilbers [genitive], neuter strong [table-tags], Quecksilber [nominative, singular], Quecksilbers [genitive, singular], Quecksilber [dative, singular], Quecksilber [accusative, singular]
Etymology: From Middle High German quëcsilber (also këcsilber), from Old High German quëcsilbar. Compare Dutch kwikzilver, Low German Quicksülver, English quicksilver. In this word survives the Central German form with qu-, otherwise displaced by keck (see there). Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|quëcsilber}} Middle High German quëcsilber, {{inh|de|goh|quëcsilbar}} Old High German quëcsilbar, {{cog|nl|kwikzilver}} Dutch kwikzilver, {{cog|nds|Quicksülver}} Low German Quicksülver, {{cog|en|quicksilver}} English quicksilver Head templates: {{de-noun|n.sg}} Quecksilber n (strong, genitive Quecksilbers, no plural) Inflection templates: {{de-ndecl|n.sg}}
  1. mercury (chemical element, Hg) Tags: neuter, no-plural, strong Related terms: keck, quick, erquicken, Quacksalber (english: not related)
    Sense id: en-Quecksilber-de-noun-1i3c-11Z Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Metals

Inflected forms

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    },
    {
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      "tags": [
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      ]
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    {
      "form": "Quecksilber",
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    {
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      "source": "declension",
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    },
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          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
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          "word": "keck"
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        {
          "word": "erquicken"
        },
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          "english": "not related",
          "translation": "not related",
          "word": "Quacksalber"
        }
      ],
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "table-tags"
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    },
    {
      "word": "quick"
    },
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      "word": "erquicken"
    },
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      "translation": "not related",
      "word": "Quacksalber"
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        "German nouns",
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        "German terms inherited from Middle High German",
        "German terms inherited from Old High German",
        "German uncountable nouns",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
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        "de:Metals"
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    }
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