different between argon vs neon

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ????? (argón), neuter of ????? (argós, “idle, lazy”), because of its inertness.

Pronunciation

• (US) enPR: är'g?n, IPA^(key): /??????n/

Noun

argon (countable and uncountable, plural argons)

2. The chemical element (symbol Ar) with an atomic number of 18. The third most abundant gas in the Earth's atmosphere, it is a colourless, odourless, inert noble gas.
3. (countable) A single atom of this element.

Synonyms

• E938 when used as a packaging gas

Derived terms

Translations

References

• Argon on the British Royal Society of Chemistry's online periodic table

Anagrams

• Angor, Garon, Goran, Grano, Ongar, Ragon, Rogan, Ronga, angor, groan, nagor, orang, organ, rag on, rango

Afrikaans

Noun

argon (uncountable)

1. argon

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?ar?on]
• Hyphenation: ar?gon

Noun

argon m inan

1. argon (chemical element)

Declension

Further reading

• argon in P?íru?ní slovník jazyka ?eského, 1935–1957
• argon in Slovník spisovného jazyka ?eského, 1960–1971, 1989

Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?????n]

Noun

argon n (singular definite argonet, not used in plural form)

1. argon

Declension

Further reading

• “argon” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “argon” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English argon, from Ancient Greek ????? (argón).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??r.??n/
• Hyphenation: ar?gon

Noun

argon n (uncountable)

1. argon

Finnish

Noun

argon

1. argon

Declension

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a?.???/

Noun

argon m (uncountable)

1. argon

Descendants

• Lingala: alago

Further reading

• “argon” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• rogna

Galician

Pronunciation

Noun

argon m (uncountable)

1. argon

Further reading

• “argon” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

Hungarian

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ????? (argón), neuter of ????? (argós, “idle, lazy”), because of its inertness.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [??r?on]
• Hyphenation: ar?gon
• Rhymes: -on

Noun

argon (usually uncountable, plural argonok)

1. argon (a chemical element, symbol: Ar)

Declension

References

Further reading

• argon in Ittzés, Nóra (ed.). A magyar nyelv nagyszótára (’A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published A–ez as of 2021)

Icelandic

Noun

argon n (genitive singular argons, no plural)

1. argon (chemical element)

Declension

Italian

Alternative forms

• argo

Etymology

From New Latin argon, from Ancient Greek ????? (argón), substantivized neuter form of ????? (argós, “idle, lazy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ar.?on/
• Hyphenation: àr?gon

Noun

argon m (uncountable)

1. (chemistry) argon

Anagrams

• grano, ragno, rango, rogna

Latin

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ?????? (?rgón), the neuter substantive form of ?????? (?rgós, “idle, lazy”) because of the element's inertness.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?a?r.?on/, [?ä?r??n]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?ar.?on/, [??r??n]

Noun

?rgon n (genitive ?rg?); second declension

1. (New Latin) argon

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).

Synonyms

• ?rg?num

Limburgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?a???o?n]

Noun

argon n

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

Inflection

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

Malay

Etymology

From English argon, from Ancient Greek ????? (argón).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a(r)??n/
• Rhymes: -??n, -?n

Noun

argon (Jawi spelling ??????, plural argon-argon, informal 1st possessive argonku, impolite 2nd possessive argonmu, 3rd possessive argonnya)

1. argon (chemical element)

Maltese

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Noun

argon m

1. (chemistry) argon (chemical element)

Manx

Etymology

Borrowed from English argon.

Noun

argon m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

1. argon

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /?ar?kon/

Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian argon.

Noun

argon

1. argon

Inflection

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002-2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages?^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Occitan

Pronunciation

Noun

argon m (uncountable)

1. argon

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ar.??n/

Noun

argon m inan

1. argon

Declension

Further reading

• argon in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

From French argon, from Ancient Greek ????? (argón), neuter of ????? (argós, “idle, lazy”), because of its inertness.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ar??on/
• Hyphenation: ar?gon

Noun

argon n (uncountable)

1. argon (chemical element)

Declension

References

• argon in DEX online - Dic?ionare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?r?o?n/
• Hyphenation: ar?gon

Noun

àrg?n m (Cyrillic spelling ???????)

1. argon

Declension

Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /á?r??n/, /ar?ó?n/

Noun

arg??n or argón m inan

1. argon

Inflection

Further reading

• “argon”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ar??o?n/

Noun

argon n

1. argon

Declension

Anagrams

• organ

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from French argon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [a??ón]
• Hyphenation: ar?gon

Noun

argon (definite accusative argonu, plural argonlar)

1. argon

Declension

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ???? (néon), neuter of ???? (néos, “new”), from earlier *????? (*néwos), from Proto-Hellenic *newos, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos.

Pronunciation

• enPR: n?'?n, IPA^(key): /?ni.?n/
• Hyphenation: ne?on

Noun

neon (countable and uncountable, plural neons)

2. (uncountable) The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The second of the noble gases, it is a colourless, odorless inert gas.
3. (countable) A form or sample of the element.
4. (countable, uncountable) Neon signs or lights, collectively.
   • 2009, Jason Syner, How to Install Automotive Mobile Electronic Systems (page 27)

     Neons and LED lighting can be controlled by remotes.

5. (countable) A neon tetra fish.

Derived terms

Translations

Adjective

neon (not comparable)

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

Translations

References

• Neon on the British Royal Society of Chemistry's online periodic table

Anagrams

• none

Afrikaans

Noun

neon (uncountable)

1. neon

Basque

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ne.on/

Noun

neon inan

1. neon

Declension

Noun

neon inan

1. neon sign

Declension

Further reading

• “neon” in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia, euskaltzaindia.eus

Czech

Alternative forms

• neón

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?n?on]
• Hyphenation: neon

Noun

neon m inan

1. neon

Declension

Danish

Noun

neon

1. neon

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English neon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ne?.?n/
• Hyphenation: ne?on
• Rhymes: -e??n

Noun

neon n (uncountable)

1. neon

Derived terms

• neongas
• neonlamp
• neonlicht
• neonreclame

Anagrams

• none

Faroese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ???? (néon), neuter of ???? (néos, “new”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ne??n/

Noun

neon n (genitive singular neons, uncountable)

1. neon

Declension

Finnish

Noun

neon

1. neon

Declension

Anagrams

• enon, noen

Galician

Noun

neon m (uncountable)

1. neon

Further reading

• “neon” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?n?on]
• Hyphenation: ne?on
• Rhymes: -on

Noun

neon (usually uncountable, plural neonok)

1. neon (chemical element)

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

• neon in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmez? szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: ?ISBN

Icelandic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ???? (néon), neuter of ???? (néos, “new”), from earlier *????? (*néwos), from Proto-Hellenic *newos, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos.

Noun

neon n (genitive singular neons, no plural)

1. neon

Declension

Derived terms

• neonljós

Further reading

• neon in Icelandic dictionaries at ISLEX

Italian

Alternative forms

• (obsolete) neo

Etymology

From New Latin neon, from Ancient Greek ???? (néon), neuter form of ???? (néos, “new”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?.on/
• Hyphenation: nè?on

Noun

neon m (invariable)

1. (chemistry) neon

Derived terms

• lampada al neon

Anagrams

• none
• onne

Japanese

Romanization

neon

1. R?maji transcription of ???

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ???? (néon), neuter form of ???? (néos, “new”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?ne.on/, [?ne?n]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?ne.on/, [?n???n]

Noun

neon n (genitive ne?); second declension

1. (New Latin) neon

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).

Limburgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?ne??j??n]

Noun

neon n

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

Inflection

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

Malay

Alternative forms

• ?????

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ne?n/
• Rhymes: -?n

Noun

neon (Jawi spelling ????)

1. neon (chemical element)

Maltese

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Noun

neon m

1. (chemistry) neon

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /?ne?on/

Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian neon.

Noun

n?on

1. neon

Inflection

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino; Ruppel, Klaas; Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002-2008) Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages?^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ???? (néon)

Noun

neon n (definite singular neonet, uncountable)

1. neon (chemical element with the symbol Ne)

Derived terms

• neonlys

References

• “neon” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “neon” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ???? (néon)

Noun

neon n (definite singular neonet, uncountable)

1. neon (chemical element with the symbol Ne)

Derived terms

• neonlys

References

• “neon” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Occitan

Noun

neon m (uncountable)

1. neon

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?.?n/

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

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ne?on/
• Hyphenation: ne?on

Noun

neon n (uncountable)

1. neon (chemical element)

Declension

References

• neon in DEX online - Dic?ionare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /n??o??n/
• Hyphenation: ne?on

Noun

nè?n m (Cyrillic spelling ?????)

1. neon

Declension

References

• “neon” in Hrvatski jezi?ni portal

Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /né??n/

Noun

n??on m inan

1. neon

Inflection

Further reading

• “neon”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /n??o?n/

Noun

neon n (uncountable)

1. neon

Declension

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from French néon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [n?on]
• Hyphenation: ne?on

Noun

neon (definite accusative neonu, plural neonlar)

1. neon (chemical element)

Declension

Venetian

Noun

neon m (invariable)

1. neon

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• nê-ông

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Hà N?i) IPA^(key): [ne?? ??w??m??]
• (Hu?) IPA^(key): [nej?? ??w??m??]
• (H? Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [nej?? ??w??m??]
• Phonetic: nê ông

Noun

neon

1. neon (element)