krypton
English
| Chemical element | |
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| Kr | |
| Previous: bromine (Br) | |
| Next: rubidium (Rb) | |
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, “hidden”) + -on, used for all noble gases.
Pronunciation
- enPR: krĭp'tŏn, IPA(key): /ˈkɹɪptɒn/
Audio (General American); /ˈkɹɪptɒn/: (file) Audio (Southern England); /kɹɪpˈtən/: (file)
Noun
krypton (countable and uncountable, plural kryptons)
- (uncountable) The chemical element (symbol Kr) with an atomic number of 36. It is a colourless, odourless noble gas that only reacts with fluorine. It is one of the rarest gases in the Earth's atmosphere.
- (countable) An atom of this element.
Derived terms
- kryptide
- krypton-85
- krypton difluoride
- krypton fluoride
- kryptonide
- radiokrypton
Related terms
Translations
a chemical element
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See also
References
- Krypton on the British Royal Society of Chemistry's online periodic table
Cornish
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Kr | |
| Previous: bromin (Br) | |
| Next: rubidiom (Rb) | |
Etymology
Borrowed from English krypton.
Noun
krypton m
Mutation
| unmutated | soft | aspirate | hard | mixed | mixed after 'th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| krypton | grypton | unchanged | unchanged | unchanged | unchanged |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Cornish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Czech
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Kr | |
| Previous: brom (Br) | |
| Next: rubidium (Rb) | |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈkrɪpton]
- IPA(key): [ˈkrɪptoːn]
Noun
krypton m inan
Declension
Declension of krypton (hard masculine inanimate)
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | krypton | kryptony |
| genitive | kryptonu | kryptonů |
| dative | kryptonu | kryptonům |
| accusative | krypton | kryptony |
| vocative | kryptone | kryptony |
| locative | kryptonu | kryptonech |
| instrumental | kryptonem | kryptony |
Danish
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Kr | |
| Previous: brom (Br) | |
| Next: rubidium (Rb) | |
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κρυπτόν (kruptón).
Noun
krypton n (singular definite kryptonet, not used in plural form)
Declension
| neuter gender |
singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | krypton | kryptonet |
| genitive | kryptons | kryptonets |
References
- “krypton” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Kr | |
| Previous: broom (Br) | |
| Next: rubidium (Rb) | |
Etymology
Borrowed from English krypton.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkrɪp.tɔn/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: kryp‧ton
Noun
krypton n (uncountable)
Derived terms
- kryptoniet
Finnish
Etymology
Internationalism (see English krypton).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkrypton/, [ˈkrypt̪o̞n]
- Rhymes: -ypton
- Syllabification(key): kryp‧ton
- Hyphenation(key): kryp‧ton
Noun
krypton
Declension
| Inflection of krypton (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | krypton | kryptonit | |
| genitive | kryptonin | kryptonien kryptoneiden kryptoneitten | |
| partitive | kryptonia | kryptoneita kryptoneja | |
| illative | kryptoniin | kryptoneihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | krypton | kryptonit | |
| accusative | nom. | krypton | kryptonit |
| gen. | kryptonin | ||
| genitive | kryptonin | kryptonien kryptoneiden kryptoneitten | |
| partitive | kryptonia | kryptoneita kryptoneja | |
| inessive | kryptonissa | kryptoneissa | |
| elative | kryptonista | kryptoneista | |
| illative | kryptoniin | kryptoneihin | |
| adessive | kryptonilla | kryptoneilla | |
| ablative | kryptonilta | kryptoneilta | |
| allative | kryptonille | kryptoneille | |
| essive | kryptonina | kryptoneina | |
| translative | kryptoniksi | kryptoneiksi | |
| abessive | kryptonitta | kryptoneitta | |
| instructive | — | kryptonein | |
| comitative | See the possessive forms below. | ||
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Further reading
- “krypton”, 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 2 July 2023
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kʁip.tɔ̃/
Audio: (file)
Noun
krypton m (uncountable)
Further reading
- “krypton”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Icelandic
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Kr | |
| Previous: bróm (Br) | |
| Next: rúbidín (Rb) | |
Noun
krypton n (genitive singular kryptons, no plural)
- krypton (chemical element)
Declension
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | krypton | kryptonið |
| accusative | krypton | kryptonið |
| dative | kryptoni | kryptoninu |
| genitive | kryptons | kryptonsins |
Northern Sami
Etymology
Borrowed from Norwegian krypton.
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈkrypton/
Noun
krypton
Inflection
| Odd, no gradation | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nominative | krypton | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Genitive | kryptona | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nominative | krypton | kryptonat | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accusative | kryptona | kryptoniid | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Genitive | kryptona | kryptoniid | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Illative | kryptonii | kryptoniidda | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Locative | kryptonis | kryptoniin | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Comitative | kryptoniin | kryptoniiguin | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Essive | kryptonin | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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
Polish
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Kr | |
| Previous: brom (Br) | |
| Next: rubid (Rb) | |
Etymology
Learned borrowing from New Latin crypton.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkrɘp.tɔn/
Audio 1: (file) Audio 2: (file) - Rhymes: -ɘptɔn
- Syllabification: kryp‧ton
Noun
krypton m inan (related adjective kryptonowy)
- radon (chemical element (symbol Kr) with an atomic number of 36; a colorless, odorless noble gas that only reacts with fluorine; one of the rarest gases in the Earth's atmosphere)
Declension
Declension of krypton
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | krypton |
| genitive | kryptonu |
| dative | kryptonowi |
| accusative | krypton |
| instrumental | kryptonem |
| locative | kryptonie |
| vocative | kryptonie |
Further reading
Swedish
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Kr | |
| Previous: brom (Br) | |
| Next: rubidium (Rb) | |
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
krypton n (uncountable)
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | krypton | kryptons |
| definite | kryptonet | kryptonets | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |