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Zirkon

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German

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Etymology

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This, as in the same decade Zirkonium, has been formed artificially by Abraham Gottlob Werner in the 1780s from Arabic زَرْقُون (zarqūn) and then this mineral and metal name spread from German into all European languages and the world.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /t͡sɪrˈkoːn/
  • Rhymes: -oːn

Noun

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Zirkon m (strong, genitive Zirkons, plural Zirkone)

  1. zircon

Declension

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Descendants

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Further reading

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  • Zirkon” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • Zirkon” in Duden online