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

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