neon

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English

Etymology

Borrowed 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/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈniˌɑn/
• Rhymes: -iɒn
• 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.
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

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: ne‧on

Noun

neon (uncountable)

1. neon

Hypernyms

• edelgas

Basque

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /neon/, [ne̞.õ̞n]

Noun

neon inan

1. neon

Declension

Noun

neon inan

1. neon sign

Declension

Further reading

• “neon”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia

Cornish

Etymology

Borrowed from English neon.

Noun

neon m

1. neon

Czech

Alternative forms

• neón

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnɛon]
• IPA^(key): [ˈnɛoːn]
• Hyphenation: neon

Noun

neon m inan

1. neon

Declension

Danish

Noun

neon

1. neon

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English neon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈneː.ɔn/
• Hyphenation: ne‧on
• Rhymes: -eːɔn

Noun

neon n (uncountable)

1. neon

Derived terms

• neongas
• neonlamp
• neonlicht
• neonreclame

Anagrams

• none

Esperanto

Noun

neon

1. accusative singular of neo

Faroese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈneːɔn/

Noun

neon n (genitive singular neons, uncountable)

1. neon

Declension

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English neon), ultimately from Ancient Greek νέον (néon).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈneon/, [ˈne̞o̞n]
• Rhymes: -eon
• Hyphenation^(key): ne‧on

Noun

neon

1. neon

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

• “neon”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Anagrams

• enon, noen

Galician

Noun

neon m (uncountable)

1. neon

Further reading

• “neon”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnɛon]
• 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 értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN

Icelandic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νέον (néon), neuter of νέος (néos, “new”), from earlier *νέϝος (*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 the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

Irish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek νέον (néon), neuter of νέος (néos, “new”).

Pronunciation

• (Munster) IPA^(key): /ˈnʲoːn̪ˠ/
• (Connacht, Ulster) IPA^(key): /ˈn̠ʲoːnˠ/, /ˈn̠ʲoːn̪ˠ/

Noun

neon m (genitive singular neoin)

1. neon (chemical element)

Declension

Further reading

• Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “neon”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Italian

Alternative forms

• neo (obsolete)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɛ.on/
• Rhymes: -ɛon
• Hyphenation: nè‧on

Noun

neon m (invariable)

1. (chemistry) neon

Derived terms

• lampada al neon

Anagrams

• enno, none, onne

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 Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈne.on/, [ˈneɔn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈne.on/, [ˈnɛːon]

Noun

neon n (genitive neī); second declension

1. (New Latin) neon

Declension

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

Limburgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈneː˦jɔ˧n]

Noun

neon n

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

Inflection

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

Malay

Alternative forms

• نيون

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

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian neon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɛː.ɔn/

Noun

neon m

1. (chemistry) neon

Northern Sami

Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian neon.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈneːon/

Noun

nēon

1. neon

Inflection

Further reading

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[2], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

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

• neonlys

References

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

Anagrams

• -onen, noen, none, onne

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

• neonlys

References

• “neon” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Occitan

Pronunciation

Noun

neon m (uncountable)

1. neon

Polish

Etymology

Internationalism; compare English neon, French néon, German Neon, ultimately from Ancient Greek νέος (néos). Doublet of nowy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɛ.ɔn/
• Rhymes: -ɛɔn
• Syllabification: ne‧on

Noun

neon m inan (related adjective neonowy)

1. (uncountable) neon (chemical element)
2. neon sign (sign used on buildings for advertising shops)

Declension

Noun

neon m animal

1. tetra (any fish of genus Paracheirodon)

Declension

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

• neon in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• neon in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Noun

neon m (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of néon

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed 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

• neon in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

Serbo-Croatian

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 [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /néːɔn/

Noun

nẹ̑on m inan

1. neon

Inflection

Further reading

• “neon”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2024

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɛˈoːn/

Noun

neon n (uncountable)

1. neon

Declension

Derived terms

• neonlampa (“neon lamp”)
• neonljus (“neon light”)
• neonrör (“neon tube”)
• neonskylt (“neon sign”)

References

• neon in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• neon in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• neon in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
• Svensk MeSH

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from French néon.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

neon (definite accusative neonu, plural neonlar)

1. neon (chemical element)

Declension

Venetan

Noun

neon m (invariable)

1. neon

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• nê-ông

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ne˧˧ ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [nej˧˧ ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [nej˧˧ ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧]
• Phonetic spelling: nê ông

Noun

neon

1. neon (element)

Welsh

Etymology

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): /ˈneː.ɔn/
• Rhymes: -eːɔn

Noun

neon m (uncountable, not mutable)

1. neon

Derived terms

References

• R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “neon”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies