alchemie

See also: Alchemie

Dutch

Etymology

From Old French alkimie, arquemie (French alchimie), from Medieval Latin alchēmia, from Arabic اَلْكِيمِيَاء (al-kīmiyāʔ), اَل (al-, “the”) + from Ancient Greek χυμείᾱ (khumeíā, “art of alloying metals”), from χύμα (khúma, “ingot, bar”). Compare Spanish alquimia and Italian alchimia.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌɑl.xeːˈmi/, /ˌɑl.xəˈmi/
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  • Hyphenation: al‧che‧mie

Noun

alchemie f (uncountable)

  1. alchemy
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