niķelis
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
See also: nikelis
Latvian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Swedish nickel, an abbreviation of German Kupfernickel (“a mineral containing copper and nickel”), from Kupfer (“copper”) + Nikolaus (“the devil”), due to the deceptive silver colour of the relatively valueless ore. Compare kobalts as related to Kobold (“goblin”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Ni | |
| Previous: kobalts (Co) | |
| Next: varš (Cu) | |
niķelis m (2nd declension)
- nickel (metallic chemical element, with atomic number 28)
- niķeļa rūda ― nickel ore
- niķeļa oksīds ― nickel oxide
Declension[edit]
Declension of niķelis (2nd declension)
| singular (vienskaitlis) | plural (daudzskaitlis) | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative (nominatīvs) | niķelis | — |
| accusative (akuzatīvs) | niķeli | — |
| genitive (ģenitīvs) | niķeļa | — |
| dative (datīvs) | niķelim | — |
| instrumental (instrumentālis) | niķeli | — |
| locative (lokatīvs) | niķelī | — |
| vocative (vokatīvs) | niķeli | — |