Nickel

See also: nickel

English

Etymology

One of the variant spellings of Nichol, a Middle English vernacular form of the given name Nicholas.

Proper noun

Nickel

1. A surname originating as a patronymic.

Anagrams

• Nickle, inleck, nickle

German

Chemical element (edit)
Ni Atomic number 28 Nickel
Classification data Period 4 Group 10 Block d-block Class transition metal
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Etymology

A pet form of the proper masculine name Nikolaus, see also Old Nick "the devil", Nickel, and Nicholas. See Kupfernickel for more.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɪkəl/, [ˈnɪkl̩]

• Audio (Germany (Berlin)):

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Noun

Nickel n (strong, genitive Nickels, no plural)

1. nickel (a silvery elemental metal with an atomic number of 28 and symbol Ni).

Declension

Declension of Nickel [sg-only, neuter, strong]

	singular
	indef.	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Nickel
genitive	eines	des	Nickels
dative	einem	dem	Nickel
accusative	ein	das	Nickel

Related terms

• vernickeln

Noun

Nickel m (strong, genitive Nickels, plural Nickel)

1. A coin of ten pfennigs

   Synonym: Nickelmünze

Declension

Declension of Nickel [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Nickel	die	Nickel
genitive	eines	des	Nickels	der	Nickel
dative	einem	dem	Nickel	den	Nickeln
accusative	einen	den	Nickel	die	Nickel

Further reading

• “Nickel”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎^[1] (in German)

Hunsrik

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnikl̩/

Noun

Nickel n

1. nickel

Noun

Nickel n (plural Nickel)

1. coin

Further reading

• Boll, Piter Kehoma (2021), “Nickel”, in Dicionário Hunsriqueano Riograndense–Português, 3rd edition (overall work in Portuguese), Ivoti: Riograndenser Hunsrickisch