neon

See also: Neon, neón, néon, and néón

English

Chemical element
Ne Previous: fluorine (F)
Next: sodium (Na)
A neon sign for a restaurant called Pappasito's Cantina in Houston, Texas, USA

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νέον (néon), neuter of νέος (néos, new), from earlier *νέϝος (*néwos), from Proto-Hellenic *newos, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos.

Pronunciation

  • enPR: nē'ŏn, IPA(key): /ˈni.ɒn/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: ne‧on

Noun

neon (countable and uncountable, plural neons)

  1. (uncountable) The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10.
  2. (countable) A form or sample of the element.
  3. (uncountable) Neon signs, collectively.
  4. (countable) A neon tetra fish.

Derived terms

Translations

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Adjective

neon (not comparable)

  1. (of a color) That resembles a neon light; extremely bright; fluorescent

Translations

Anagrams


Afrikaans

Chemical element
Ne Previous: fluoor (F)
Next: natrium (Na)

Noun

neon (uncountable)

  1. neon

Danish

Noun

neon

  1. neon

Dutch

Chemical element
Ne Previous: fluor (F)
Next: natrium (Na)

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Noun

neon n (uncountable)

  1. neon

Anagrams


Faroese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νέον (néon), neuter of νέος (néos, new).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈneːɔn/

Noun

chemical element
Ne Previous: fluor
Next: natrium

neon n (genitive singular neons, uncountable)

  1. neon

Declension

Declension of neon (singular only)
n3s singular
indefinite definite
nominative neon neonið
accusative neon neonið
dative neoni neoninum
genitive neons neonsins

Finnish

Noun

chemical element
Ne Previous: fluori
Next: natrium

neon

  1. neon

Declension

Inflection of neon (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative neon neonit
genitive neonin neonien
neoneiden
neoneitten
partitive neonia neoneita
neoneja
illative neoniin neoneihin
singular plural
nominative neon neonit
accusative nom. neon neonit
gen. neonin
genitive neonin neonien
neoneiden
neoneitten
partitive neonia neoneita
neoneja
inessive neonissa neoneissa
elative neonista neoneista
illative neoniin neoneihin
adessive neonilla neoneilla
ablative neonilta neoneilta
allative neonille neoneille
essive neonina neoneina
translative neoniksi neoneiksi
instructive neonein
abessive neonitta neoneitta
comitative neoneineen

Anagrams


Galician

Noun

neon m (uncountable)

  1. neon

Hungarian

Chemical element
Ne Previous: fluor (F)
Next: nátrium (Na)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈnɛon]
  • Hyphenation: ne‧on

Noun

neon (plural neonok)

  1. neon (symbol: Ne)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative neon neonok
accusative neont neonokat
dative neonnak neonoknak
instrumental neonnal neonokkal
causal-final neonért neonokért
translative neonná neonokká
terminative neonig neonokig
essive-formal neonként neonokként
essive-modal
inessive neonban neonokban
superessive neonon neonokon
adessive neonnál neonoknál
illative neonba neonokba
sublative neonra neonokra
allative neonhoz neonokhoz
elative neonból neonokból
delative neonról neonokról
ablative neontól neonoktól
Possessive forms of neon
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. neonom neonjaim
2nd person sing. neonod neonjaid
3rd person sing. neonja neonjai
1st person plural neonunk neonjaink
2nd person plural neonotok neonjaitok
3rd person plural neonjuk neonjaik

Derived terms


Italian

Chemical element
Ne Previous: fluoro (F)
Next: sodio (Na)

Alternative forms

Etymology

From New Latin neon, from Ancient Greek νέον (néon), neuter form of νέος (néos, new).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɛ.on/, [ˈn̺ɛːon̺], [ˈn̺ɛːɔn̺]
  • Hyphenation: nè‧on

Noun

neon m (invariable)

  1. (chemistry) neon

Derived terms

Anagrams


Japanese

Romanization

neon

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ネオン

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νέον (néon), neuter form of νέος (néos, new).

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈne.on/, [ˈne.ɔn]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈne.on/, [ˈneː.on]
  • (file)

Noun

neon n (genitive neī); second declension

  1. (New Latin) neon

Inflection

Second declension, Greek type.

Case Singular Plural
Nominative neon nea
Genitive neī neōrum
Dative neō neīs
Accusative neon nea
Ablative neō neīs
Vocative neon nea

Limburgish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈneː˦jɔ˧n]

Noun

neon n

  1. (uncountable) neon
  2. A part of neon

Malay

Chemical element
Ne Previous: fluorin (F)
Next: natrium (Na)

Alternative forms

Etymology

From English neon, from Ancient Greek νέον (néon), neuter of νέος (néos).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /neɔn/
  • Rhymes: -ɔn

Noun

neon (Jawi spelling نيون)

  1. neon (chemical element)

Maltese

Noun

neon m

  1. (chemistry) neon

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈneːon/

Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian neon.

Noun

nēon

  1. neon

Inflection

Odd, no gradation
Nominative nēon
Genitive nēona
Singular Plural
Nominative nēon nēonat
Accusative nēona nēoniid
Genitive nēona nēoniid
Illative nēonii nēoniidda
Locative nēonis nēoniin
Comitative nēoniin nēoniiguin
Essive nēonin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person nēonan nēoneamẹ nēoneamẹt
2nd person nēonat nēoneattẹ nēoneattẹt
3rd person nēonis nēoneaskkạ nēoneasẹt

Further reading


Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νέον (néon)

Noun

neon n (definite singular neonet, uncountable)

  1. neon (chemical element with the symbol Ne)

Derived terms

References


Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νέον (néon)

Noun

neon n (definite singular neonet, uncountable)

  1. neon (chemical element with the symbol Ne)

Derived terms

References


Polish

Chemical element
Ne Previous: fluor (F)
Next: sód (Na)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɛ.ɔn/
  • (file)

Noun

neon m inan

  1. neon
  2. neon sign, as used on buildings for advertising shops

Declension

Noun

neon m anim

  1. tetra, some fish of genus Paracheirodon

Declension

Further reading

  • neon in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Noun

neon m (uncountable)

  1. Alternative form of néon

Romanian

Chemical element
Ne Previous: fluor (F)
Next: sodiu, natriu (Na)

Etymology

From French néon, from English neon, from Ancient Greek νέον (néon), neuter of νέος (néos, new), from earlier *νέϝος (*néwos), from Proto-Hellenic *newos, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /neˈon/
  • Hyphenation: ne‧on

Noun

neon n (uncountable)

  1. neon (chemical element)

Declension

References


Serbo-Croatian

Chemical element
Ne Previous: fluor (F)
Next: natrijum, nȃtrīj (S)

Etymology

From New Latin neon, from Ancient Greek νέον (néon).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ně̞o̞ːn/
  • Hyphenation: ne‧on

Noun

nèōn m (Cyrillic spelling нѐо̄н)

  1. neon

Declension

References

  • neon” in Hrvatski jezični portal

Slovene

Chemical element
Ne Previous: flúor (F)
Next: nátrij (Na)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnéːɔn/
  • Tonal orthography: nẹ̑on

Noun

néon m inan (genitive néona, uncountable)

  1. neon

Declension


Swedish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɛˈoːn/

Noun

neon n (uncountable)

  1. neon

Declension

Declension of neon 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative neon neonet
Genitive neons neonets

Turkish

Chemical element
Ne Previous: flor (F)
Next: sodyum (Na)

Etymology

Borrowed from French néon.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nɛon]
  • Hyphenation: ne‧on

Noun

neon (definite accusative neonu, plural neonlar)

  1. neon (chemical element)

Declension

Inflection
Nominative neon
Definite accusative neonu
Singular Plural
Nominative neon neonlar
Definite accusative neonu neonları
Dative neona neonlara
Locative neonda neonlarda
Ablative neondan neonlardan
Genitive neonun neonların

Venetian

Noun

neon m (invariable)

  1. neon

Vietnamese

Chemical element
Ne Previous: flo (F)
Next: natri (Na)

Alternative forms

Etymology

From French néon, from New Latin neon, from Ancient Greek νέον (néon).

Pronunciation

Noun

neon

  1. neon (element)
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