cobalto

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Noun

cobalto m (uncountable)

  1. cobalt

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Chemical element
Co
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Etymology

From New Latin cōbaltum, derived from German Kobalt, derived from Kobolet, alteration of Kobold (elf, goblin).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koˈbal.to/
  • Rhymes: -alto
  • Hyphenation: co‧bàl‧to

Noun

cobalto m (plural cobalti)

  1. (chemistry) cobalt
  2. cobalt blue
    Synonym: blu cobalto
    • 1909, Giovanni Pascoli, “L'altra faccia lunare [The Other Lunar Face]”, in Gli emigranti nella luna [The Migrants in the Moon]‎, 4th edition, collected in Nuovi poemetti, Bologna: Nicola Zanichelli, published 1918, page 170, lines 32–34:
      Videro tutti là, di soprassalto, ¶ quella fanciulla, con le braccia in croce, ¶ bianca sul liscio lago di cobalto.
      They all saw, suddenly, ¶ that lady, with arms crossed, ¶ white over the smooth cobalt lake.

Derived terms

Adjective

cobalto (invariable)

  1. (relational) cobalt; cobalt-coloured/colored (following a noun)

Latin

Noun

cōbaltō

  1. dative/ablative singular of cōbaltum

Portuguese

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Chemical element
Co
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Next: níquel (Ni)
cobalto

Etymology

From German Kobalt, from Kobold (goblin), so called because of its toxicity.

Pronunciation

 

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -altu, (Brazil) -awtu
  • Hyphenation: co‧bal‧to

Noun

cobalto m (usually uncountable, plural cobaltos)

  1. (chemistry, uncountable) cobalt (element)

Spanish

Chemical element
Co
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Next: níquel (Ni)

Etymology

Borrowed from German Kobalt, from Kobold (goblin).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /koˈbalto/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -alto
  • Syllabification: co‧bal‧to

Noun

cobalto m (uncountable)

  1. cobalt

Derived terms

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