cobalt

common nounadjective

Syllable Decomposition

cobalt

from German kobalt, from kobold, a mischievous goblin said to have stolen silver and replaced it with this ore, then considered unusable, see nickel.

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Translations

  • englishenglish:cobalt blue
  • chinesechinese:艳蓝色
  • danishdanish:koboltblå
  • japanesejapanese:コバルト色