different between neon vs helium

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)

English

Etymology

From New Latin helium, from Ancient Greek ????? (h?lios, “sun”) (because its presence was first theorised in the Sun's atmosphere) with the suffix +? -ium.

Pronunciation

• enPR: h?'l??m, IPA^(key): /?hi?li.?m/
• Hyphenation: he?li?um

Noun

helium (countable and uncountable, plural heliums)

2. (uncountable) The second lightest chemical element (symbol He) with an atomic number of 2 and atomic weight of 4.002602, a colorless, odorless and inert noble gas.
3. (countable) A form or sample of the element.

Synonyms

• E939 when used as a packaging gas

Derived terms

Related terms

• helio-
• Helios

Translations

References

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

Afrikaans

Noun

helium (uncountable)

1. helium

Czech

Alternative forms

• hélium

Etymology

From Latin helium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [????l?jum]
• Hyphenation: he?lium

Noun

helium n

1. helium

Declension

Danish

Noun

helium n (definite singular heliummet or heliumet)

1. (uncountable) helium (chemical symbol He)

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English helium. Derived from Ancient Greek ????? (h?lios).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??e?.li.?m/
• Hyphenation: he?li?um

Noun

helium n (uncountable)

1. helium

Derived terms

• heliumatoom
• heliumballon
• heliumgas

Finnish

Noun

helium

1. helium

Declension

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ????? (h?lios, “sun”) +? -ium (chemical element suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /?he?.li.um/, [?he?li???]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /?e.li.um/, [???lium]

Noun

h?lium n (genitive h?li?); second declension

1. (New Latin, chemistry) helium

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Descendants

• ? Italian: elio

Limburgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?he?????m]

Noun

helium n

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

Inflection

Malay

Alternative forms

• ???????

Etymology

From English helium, from New Latin helium, from Ancient Greek ????? (h?lios).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /heliom/
• Rhymes: -iom, -jom, -om

Noun

helium (Jawi spelling ??????)

1. helium (chemical element)

Northern Sami

Pronunciation

Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian helium.

Noun

h?lium

1. helium

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

Noun

helium n (definite singular heliumet)

1. (uncountable) helium (chemical symbol He)

Norwegian Nynorsk

Noun

helium n (definite singular heliumet)

1. (uncountable) helium (chemical symbol He)

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?he?l??m/

Noun

helium n (definite singular heliumet or heliet or helium)

1. (uncountable) helium

Declension