neon
English
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Ne | |
| Previous: fluorine (F) | |
| Next: sodium (Na) | |

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/
Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -iɒn
- Hyphenation: ne‧on
Noun
neon (countable and uncountable, plural neons)
- (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.
- (countable) A form or sample of the element.
- (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.
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- (countable) A neon tetra fish.
Derived terms
Translations
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Adjective
neon (not comparable)
- (of a color) That resembles a neon light; extremely bright; fluorescent
References
- Neon on the British Royal Society of Chemistry's online periodic table
Anagrams
Afrikaans
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Ne | |
| Previous: fluoor (F) | |
| Next: natrium (Na) | |
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ne‧on
Hypernyms
Basque
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Ne | |
| Previous: fluor (F) | |
| Next: sodio (Na) | |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /neon/, [ne̞.õ̞n]
Declension
| indefinite | singular | |
|---|---|---|
| absolutive | neon | neona |
| ergative | — | neonak |
| dative | — | neonari |
| genitive | — | neonaren |
| comitative | — | neonarekin |
| causative | — | neonarengatik |
| benefactive | — | neonarentzat |
| instrumental | neonez | neonaz |
| inessive | — | neonean |
| locative | — | — |
| allative | — | — |
| terminative | — | — |
| directive | — | — |
| destinative | — | — |
| ablative | — | — |
| partitive | neonik | — |
| prolative | neontzat | — |
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | neon | neona | neonak |
| ergative | neonek | neonak | neonek |
| dative | neoni | neonari | neonei |
| genitive | neonen | neonaren | neonen |
| comitative | neonekin | neonarekin | neonekin |
| causative | neonengatik | neonarengatik | neonengatik |
| benefactive | neonentzat | neonarentzat | neonentzat |
| instrumental | neonez | neonaz | neonez |
| inessive | neonetan | neonean | neonetan |
| locative | neonetako | neoneko | neonetako |
| allative | neonetara | neonera | neonetara |
| terminative | neonetaraino | neoneraino | neonetaraino |
| directive | neonetarantz | neonerantz | neonetarantz |
| destinative | neonetarako | neonerako | neonetarako |
| ablative | neonetatik | neonetik | neonetatik |
| partitive | neonik | — | — |
| prolative | neontzat | — | — |
Further reading
- "neon" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
Czech
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Ne | |
| Previous: fluor (F) | |
| Next: sodík (Na) | |
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈnɛon]
- Hyphenation: neon
Danish
Dutch
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Ne | |
| Previous: fluor (F) | |
| Next: natrium (Na) | |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈneː.ɔn/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ne‧on
- Rhymes: -eːɔn
Derived terms
- neongas
- neonlamp
- neonlicht
- neonreclame
Anagrams
Faroese
Etymology
From Ancient Greek νέον (néon), neuter of νέος (néos, “new”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈneːɔn/
Noun
| Ne | Previous: | fluor |
|---|---|---|
| Next: | natrium |
neon n (genitive singular neons, uncountable)
Declension
| Declension of neon (singular only) | ||
|---|---|---|
| n3s | singular | |
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | neon | neonið |
| accusative | neon | neonið |
| dative | neoni | neoninum |
| genitive | neons | neonsins |
Finnish
Etymology
Internationalism (see English neon), ultimately from Ancient Greek νέον (néon).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈneon/, [ˈne̞o̞n]
- Rhymes: -eon
- Syllabification(key): ne‧on
Declension
| Inflection of neon (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | neon | neonit | ||
| genitive | neonin | neonien | ||
| partitive | neonia | neoneja | ||
| illative | neoniin | neoneihin | ||
| singular | plural | |||
| nominative | neon | neonit | ||
| accusative | nom. | neon | neonit | |
| gen. | neonin | |||
| genitive | neonin | neonien | ||
| partitive | neonia | 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 | See the possessive forms below. | |||
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Galician
Further reading
- “neon” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Hungarian
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Ne | |
| Previous: fluor (F) | |
| Next: nátrium (Na) | |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈnɛon]
- Hyphenation: ne‧on
- Rhymes: -on
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 |
| non-attributive possessive - singular |
neoné | neonoké |
| non-attributive possessive - plural |
neonéi | neonokéi |
| 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 |
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
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Ne | |
| Previous: flúor (F) | |
| Next: natrín (Na) | |
Etymology
From Ancient Greek νέον (néon), neuter of νέος (néos, “new”), from earlier *νέϝος (*néwos), from Proto-Hellenic *newos, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos.
Declension
Derived terms
- neonljós
Further reading
- “neon” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
Italian
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Ne | |
| Previous: fluoro (F) | |
| Next: sodio (Na) | |
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
Derived terms
Latin
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Ne | |
| Previous: fluorum (F) | |
| Next: natrium (Na) | |
Etymology
From Ancient Greek νέον (néon), neuter form of νέος (néos, “new”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈne.on/, [ˈneɔn]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈne.on/, [ˈnɛːon]
Audio (ecclesiastical) (file)
Limburgish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈneː˦jɔ˧n]
Inflection
This entry needs an inflection-table template.
Malay
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Ne | |
| Previous: fluorin (F) | |
| Next: natrium (Na) | |
Alternative forms
- نيون
Etymology
From English neon, from Ancient Greek νέον (néon), neuter of νέος (néos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /neɔn/
- Rhymes: -ɔn
Maltese
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Ne | |
| Previous: fluworu (F) | |
| Next: sodju (Na) | |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɛː.ɔn/
Northern Sami
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈneːon/
Inflection
| Odd, no gradation | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
From Ancient Greek νέον (néon).
Derived terms
References
- “neon” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Polish
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Ne | |
| Previous: fluor (F) | |
| Next: sód (Na) | |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈnɛ.ɔn/
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛɔn
- Syllabification: ne‧on
Declension
Declension
Portuguese
Romanian
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Ne | |
| Previous: fluor (F) | |
| Next: sodiu, natriu (Na) | |
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
Declension
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| n gender | indefinite articulation | definite articulation |
| nominative/accusative | (un) neon | neonul |
| genitive/dative | (unui) neon | neonului |
| vocative | neonule | |
References
- neon in DEX online - Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)
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
Declension
References
- “neon” in Hrvatski jezični portal
Slovene
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Ne | |
| Previous: flúor (F) | |
| Next: nátrij (Na) | |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /néːɔn/
Inflection
| Masculine inan., hard o-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| nominative | néon | |
| genitive | néona | |
| singular | ||
| nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
néon | |
| genitive (rodȋlnik) |
— | |
| dative (dajȃlnik) |
— | |
| accusative (tožȋlnik) |
— | |
| locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
néonu | |
| instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
néonom | |
Further reading
- “neon”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Turkish
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Ne | |
| Previous: flor (F) | |
| Next: sodyum (Na) | |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [nɛon]
- Hyphenation: ne‧on
Venetian
Vietnamese
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Ne | |
| Previous: flo (F) | |
| Next: natri (Na) | |
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ne˧˧ ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [nej˧˧ ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [nej˧˧ ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧]
- Phonetic: nê ông
Welsh
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Ne | |
| Previous: fflworin (F) | |
| Next: sodiwm (Na) | |
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
Derived terms
- arwydd neon (“neon sign”)
- golau neon (“neon light”)
- lamp neon (“neon lamp”)
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