cobalt

See also: Cobalt

English

Chemical element
Co
Previous: iron (Fe)
Next: nickel (Ni)

Etymology

From German Kobold (goblin), from Middle High German (see Kobold for more).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈkəʊ.bɒlt/
  • (US) enPR: kō'bält, IPA(key): /ˈkoʊ.bɑlt/
  • (file)

Noun

cobalt (usually uncountable, plural cobalts)

  1. A chemical element (symbol Co) with an atomic number of 27: a hard, lustrous, silver-gray metal.
  2. Cobalt blue.

Derived terms

Translations

See also


Catalan

Chemical element
Co
Previous: ferro (Fe)
Next: níquel (Ni)

Etymology

From German Kobalt.

Pronunciation

Noun

cobalt m (uncountable)

  1. cobalt

Further reading


Danish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From German Kobalt.

Noun

cobalt c (singular definite cobalten, not used in plural form)

cobalt n (singular definite cobaltet, not used in plural form)

  1. cobalt

Further reading


French

Etymology

From German Kobalt.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔ.balt/
  • (file)

Noun

cobalt m (plural cobalts)

  1. cobalt

Further reading


Occitan

Etymology

From German Kobalt.

Noun

cobalt m (uncountable)

  1. cobalt

Romanian

Chemical element
Co
Previous: fier (Fe)
Next: nichel (Ni)

Etymology

Borrowed from French cobalt or German Kobalt, from German Kobold (goblin).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkobalt/
  • Hyphenation: co‧balt

Noun

cobalt n (uncountable)

  1. cobalt (chemical element)

Declension

References


Welsh

Chemical element
Co
Previous: haearn (Fe)
Next: nicel (Ni)
Crisialau a chiwb cromiwm

Etymology

Borrowed from English cobalt, from German Kobold (goblin).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈkɔbalt/
  • Rhymes: -ɔbalt

Noun

cobalt m (uncountable)

  1. cobalt

Mutation

Welsh mutation
radicalsoftnasalaspirate
cobalt gobalt nghobalt chobalt
Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs.

Further reading

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), cobalt”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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