níquel

Asturian

Pronunciation

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

Noun

níquel m (uncountable)

1. nickel

Catalan

Chemical element
Ni
Previous: cobalt (Co)
Next: coure (Cu)

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, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “níquel”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
• “níquel” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “níquel” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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, 2012–2024

Portuguese

Chemical element
Ni
Previous: cobalto (Co)
Next: cobre (Cu)

níquel

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 (plural níqueis)

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

Derived terms

• caça-níquel, caça-níqueis
• niquelar

Further reading

• “níquel”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Chemical element
Ni
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 (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28