xenon
English
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Xe | |
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek ξένος (xénos, “foreign, strange”) + -on, used for all noble gases.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈziːnɒn/
- (US) enPR: zē'nŏn, zē'nən, IPA(key): /ˈzinɑn/, /ˈzinən/
- (General American) IPA(key): /zenɔn/, /zɪinɔn/
Audio (General American); /ˈzɛnɒn/: (file) Audio (General American); /ˈziːnɒn/: (file) Audio (US); /ˈzinən/: (file) - Rhymes: -iːnɒn
- Hyphenation: xe‧non
Noun
xenon (usually uncountable, plural xenons)
- The chemical element (symbol Xe) with an atomic number of 54. It is a colorless, odorless, unreactive noble gas, used notably in camera flash technology.
Derived terms
- perxenate
- xenon arc lamp
- xenon chloride
- xenon difluoride
- xenon flash lamp
- xenon fluoride
- xenon hexafluoride
- xenon hexafluoroplatinate
- xenon lamp
- xenon light
- xenon tetrafluoride
- xenon tetroxide
- xenon trioxide
Translations
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References
- Xenon on the British Royal Society of Chemistry's online periodic table
Anagrams
Afrikaans
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Xe | |
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| Next: sesium (Cs) | |
Pronunciation
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: xe‧non
Noun
xenon (uncountable)
Hypernyms
Czech
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Xe | |
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| Next: cesium (Cs) | |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈksɛnon]
- IPA(key): [ˈksɛnoːn]
- Hyphenation: xe‧non
Noun
xenon m inan
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | xenon | xenony |
| genitive | xenonu | xenonů |
| dative | xenonu | xenonům |
| accusative | xenon | xenony |
| vocative | xenone | xenony |
| locative | xenonu | xenonech |
| instrumental | xenonem | xenony |
Danish
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Xe | |
| Previous: iod (I) | |
| Next: cæsium (Cs) | |
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ξένον (xénon).
Noun
xenon c or n (definite singular xenonen or xenonet, singulare tantum)
Declension
| common gender |
singular | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | xenon | xenonen xenonet |
| genitive | xenons | xenonens xenonets |
References
- “xenon” in Den Danske Ordbog
Dutch
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Xe | |
| Previous: jodium (I) | |
| Next: cesium (Cs) | |
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈkseː.nɔn/
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: xe‧non
Noun
xenon n (uncountable)
Derived terms
Galician
Noun
xenon m (uncountable)
Hungarian
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Xe | |
| Previous: jód (I) | |
| Next: cézium (Cs) | |
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈksɛnon]
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: xe‧non
- Rhymes: -on
Noun
xenon (usually uncountable, plural xenonok)
- xenon (chemical element)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | xenon | xenonok |
| accusative | xenont | xenonokat |
| dative | xenonnak | xenonoknak |
| instrumental | xenonnal | xenonokkal |
| causal-final | xenonért | xenonokért |
| translative | xenonná | xenonokká |
| terminative | xenonig | xenonokig |
| essive-formal | xenonként | xenonokként |
| essive-modal | — | — |
| inessive | xenonban | xenonokban |
| superessive | xenonon | xenonokon |
| adessive | xenonnál | xenonoknál |
| illative | xenonba | xenonokba |
| sublative | xenonra | xenonokra |
| allative | xenonhoz | xenonokhoz |
| elative | xenonból | xenonokból |
| delative | xenonról | xenonokról |
| ablative | xenontól | xenonoktól |
| non-attributive possessive – singular |
xenoné | xenonoké |
| non-attributive possessive – plural |
xenonéi | xenonokéi |
| possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
|---|---|---|
| 1st person sing. | xenonom | xenonjaim |
| 2nd person sing. | xenonod | xenonjaid |
| 3rd person sing. | xenonja | xenonjai |
| 1st person plural | xenonunk | xenonjaink |
| 2nd person plural | xenonotok | xenonjaitok |
| 3rd person plural | xenonjuk | xenonjaik |
Derived terms
Icelandic
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Xe | |
| Previous: joð (I) | |
| Next: sesín (Cs) | |
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ξένον (xénon), neuter of ξένος (xénos, “foreign, strange”).
Noun
xenon n (genitive singular xenons, no plural)
- xenon (chemical element)
Declension
| singular | ||
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | definite | |
| nominative | xenon | xenonið |
| accusative | xenon | xenonið |
| dative | xenoni | xenoninu |
| genitive | xenons | xenonsins |
Further reading
- “xenon” in the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)
Latin
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Xe | |
| Previous: iodum (I) | |
| Next: caesium (Cs) | |
Etymology
Derived from Ancient Greek ξένον (xénon), which is the neuter of ξένος (xénos, “foreign, strange”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈksɛ.nɔn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈksɛː.non]
Noun
xenon n (genitive xenī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | xenon | xena |
| genitive | xenī | xenōrum |
| dative | xenō | xenīs |
| accusative | xenon | xena |
| ablative | xenō | xenīs |
| vocative | xenon | xena |
References
- “xenon”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- xenon in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- “xenon”, in The Perseus Project (1999) Perseus Encyclopedia[1]
- “xenon”, in William Smith, editor (1848), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology, London: John Murray
Malay
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Xe | |
| Previous: iodin (I) | |
| Next: sesium (Cs) | |
Etymology
From English xenon, from Ancient Greek ξένον (xénon), neuter of ξένος (xénos).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [zenɔn], [zinɔn]
- Rhymes: -nɔn, -ɔn
- Rhymes: -on
Noun
xenon
- xenon (chemical element)
Northern Sami
Etymology
Borrowed from Norwegian xenon.
Pronunciation
- (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈxeːnon/
Noun
xēnon
Inflection
| Odd, no gradation | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | xēnon | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Genitive | xēnona | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Singular | Plural | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nominative | xēnon | xēnonat | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Accusative | xēnona | xēnoniid | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Genitive | xēnona | xēnoniid | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Illative | xēnonii | xēnoniidda | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Locative | xēnonis | xēnoniin | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Comitative | xēnoniin | xēnoniiguin | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Essive | xēnonin | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
xenon n (definite singular xenonet, singulare tantum)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
xenon n (definite singular xenonet, singulare tantum)
- xenon (as above)
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French xénon or German Xenon.
Noun
xenon n (uncountable)
Declension
| singular only | indefinite | definite |
|---|---|---|
| nominative-accusative | xenon | xenonul |
| genitive-dative | xenon | xenonului |
| vocative | xenonule | |
Swedish
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Xe | |
| Previous: jod (I) | |
| Next: cesium (Cs) | |
Pronunciation
Audio: (file)
Noun
xenon n (uncountable)
Declension
| nominative | genitive | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | indefinite | xenon | xenons |
| definite | xenonet | xenonets | |
| plural | indefinite | — | — |
| definite | — | — |
Derived terms
References
- xenon in Svensk ordbok (SO)
- xenon in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
- xenon in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)
- Svensk MeSH
Vietnamese
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| Xe | |
| Previous: iot (I) | |
| Next: xesi (Cs) | |
Etymology
From French xénon, from English xenon.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [se˧˧ nəwŋ͡m˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [sej˧˧ nəwŋ͡m˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [sej˧˧ nəwŋ͡m˧˧]
- Phonetic spelling: xê nông
Noun
xenon
- xenon