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Quecksilber
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German
de
Etymology
From de gmh quëcsilber (also gmh këcsilber), from de goh quëcsilbar. Compare nl kwikzilver, nds Quicksülver, en quicksilver. In this word survives the Central German form with de qu-, otherwise displaced by de keck (see there).
Pronunciation
de /ˈkvɛkˌzɪlbɐ/
de De-Quecksilber.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
Noun
n.sg
mercury chemical element, Hg
Declension
n.sg
Related terms
de keck, de quick, de erquicken
See also
de Quacksalber not related
Further reading
de Metals