Zinnober

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Etymology

From Middle High German zinober, from Ancient Greek κιννάβαρι (kinnábari). Cognate with French cinabre.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tsɪˈnoːbɐ/
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

Zinnober m (genitive Zinnobers, plural Zinnober)

  1. cinnabar (mineral)
  2. piece of junk; something worthless

Synonyms

References

  1. ^ Friedrich Kluge (1883) “Zinnober”, in John Francis Davis, transl., Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, published 1891

Further reading

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