níquel

Asturian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnikel/ [ˈni.kel]
• Rhymes: -ikel
• Syllabification: ní‧quel

Noun

níquel m (uncountable)

1. nickel

Catalan

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

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ˈni.kəl]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ˈni.kel]

• Audio (Valencia):

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Noun

níquel m (uncountable)

1. nickel

Derived terms

• niquelar

Further reading

• “níquel”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “níquel”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “níquel” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “níquel”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Galician

Noun

níquel m (uncountable)

1. nickel (element and metal)

Derived terms

• niquelar

Further reading

• “níquel”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Portuguese

Chemical element (edit)
Ni Atomic number 28 níquel
Classification data Period 4 Group 10 Block d-block Class transition metal
Previous: ← cobalto (Co)
Next: cobre (Cu) →
Portuguese Wikipedia article on Níquel

níquel

Alternative forms

• nickel (pre-standardization spelling)

Etymology

From German Kupfernickel (“cupronickel”), from Kupfer (“copper”) + Nickel (“goblin; demon”), pet form of Nikolaus.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈni.kew/ [ˈni.keʊ̯]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈni.kɛl/ [ˈni.kɛɫ]

• Hyphenation: ní‧quel

Noun

níquel m (countable and uncountable, plural níqueis)

1. (chemistry, uncountable) nickel (chemical element)
2. (countable) an atom of nickel
3. (countable) nickel (coin made of nickel)

Derived terms

• caça-níquel / caça-níqueis
• niquelar

Further reading

• “níquel”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “níquel”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Chemical element (edit)
Ni Atomic number 28 níquel
Classification data Period 4 Group 10 Block d-block Class transition metal
Previous: ← cobalto (Co)
Next: cobre (Cu) →

Etymology

Borrowed from German Nickel.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnikel/ [ˈni.kel]

• Audio (Spain):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ikel
• Syllabification: ní‧quel

Noun

níquel m (plural níqueles)

1. nickel

Derived terms

• niquelado
• niquelar

Further reading

• “níquel”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025