Kupfernickel

See also: kupfernickel

German

Etymology

From Kupfer (“copper”) +‎ Nickel (“insignificant person, goblin”), originally nickname of Nikolaus (“Nicholas”), due to the deceptive silver colour of the relatively valueless ore.

Noun

Kupfernickel n (strong, genitive Kupfernickels, no plural)

  1. cupronickel

Declension
Declension of Kupfernickel [sg-only, neuter, strong]
singular
indef. def. noun
nominative ein das Kupfernickel
genitive eines des Kupfernickels
dative einem dem Kupfernickel
accusative ein das Kupfernickel
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