evil spirit
→
cobalt (metal)
3 realizations
Related shifts
| ID | Meaning 1 | Direction | Meaning 2 |
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Comment
| ACCEPTED Realization 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | English | |
| lexeme 1 | Kobold | |
| lexeme 2 | cobalt | |
| meaning 1 | spirit of the mine, undegroud spirit | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | cobalt (metal) | |
| reference | MW | |
| comment | Although usually invisible, a kobold can materialize in the form of a non-human animal, a fire, a human, and a candle. The most common depictions of kobolds show them as humanlike figures the size of small children. The chemical element was named after the name of the spirit. | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 2 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Derivation | |
| language | German | |
| lexeme 1 | Kobold | |
| lexeme 2 | Kobalt | |
| meaning 1 | evil spirit | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | cobalt (metal) | |
| reference | DWDS | |
| comment | The term Cobalt (Mathesius), also Kobolt (Paracelsus) and Cobel, which appeared in the 16th century, is the Upper Saxon. Form of kobold and (like nickel, tungsten) first a miner's swear word for a mineral considered worthless that does not produce the expected product (e.g. silver) when smelted. According to miners' belief, a mountain spirit (Kobold) planted such a metal after stealing the silver. Since the 17th century, when the metal began to be used to color blue (cf. kobaltblau 'cobalt blue'), the term has become more widespread. | |
| ACCEPTED Realization 3 | ||
|---|---|---|
| type | Polysemy | |
| language | Mongolian (Khalkha) | |
| lexeme | albin | |
| meaning 1 | evil spirit | |
| direction | — | |
| meaning 2 | cobalt (metal) | |
| reference | BAMRS 2001-2002 | |
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