Silber

Silber

See also: silber

German

Chemical element (edit)
Ag
Atomic number 47
Silber
Classification data
Period 5
Group 11
Block d-block
Class transition metal
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Etymology

    From Middle High German silber, from Old High German silbar, from Proto-West Germanic *silubr. Cognate with Dutch zilver, English silver.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈzɪlbɐ/
    • IPA(key): /ˈsilbɐ/, [-bɛɐ̯] (Austria, Bavaria)
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    • Hyphenation: Sil‧ber

    Noun

    Silber n (strong, genitive Silbers, no plural)

    1. silver (chemical element with the symbol Ag)
      Bronze, Silber und Gold hab ich nie gewollt ― I never wanted bronze, silver and gold (medals)
    2. (heraldry) argent

    Declension

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

    Derived terms

    See also

    Further reading

    • “Silber” in Duden online
    • “Silber”, in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache‎[1] (in German)
    • “Silber” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
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