het kwikzilver
mercury
noun · /ˈkʋɪkˌsɪl.vər/
Its article is not one a rule predicts. Why het kwikzilver?
Forms
- Article
- het kwikzilver
- How common
- in everyday Dutch
In a sentence
Vroeger zat er kwikzilver in thermometers.
There used to be mercury in thermometers.
Kwikzilver is een giftige stof.
Mercury is a toxic substance.
Het kwikzilver rolde over de vloer.
The mercury rolled across the floor.
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