German

Noun

Neon n ‎(genitive Neons, no plural)

1. neon

Related terms

• Neonröhre

Coordinate terms

• (Chemical Element): Previous: Fluor. Next: Natrium

Luxembourgish

Noun

Neon ? ‎(uncountable)

1. neon

English

A neon sign for a restaurant called Pappasito's Cantina in Houston, Texas, USA

Noun

neon ‎(countable and uncountable, plural neons)

1. (uncountable) The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10.
2. (countable) A form or sample of the element.
3. (uncountable) neon signs, collectively.
4. (countable) a neon tetra fish

Derived terms

Translations

Adjective

neon ‎(not comparable)

1. (of a color) Extremely bright; fluorescent.

Anagrams

• none

Afrikaans

Noun

neon ‎(uncountable)

1. neon

Dutch

Pronunciation

Noun

neon n ‎(uncountable)

1. neon

Anagrams

• none

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

Noun

neon

1. neon

Declension

Anagrams

• enon, noen

Galician

Noun

neon m ‎(uncountable)

1. neon

Hungarian

Pronunciation

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

Noun

neon ‎(plural neonok)

1. neon (symbol: Ne)

Declension

Derived terms

• neonreklám
• neonvilágítás

Italian

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɛ.on/, [ˈn̺ɛːon̺], [ˈn̺ɛːɔn̺]
• Hyphenation: nè‧on

Alternative forms

• (obsolete) neo

Noun

neon m ‎(invariable)

1. (chemistry) neon

Derived terms

• lampada al neon

Anagrams

• none
• onne

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈne.on/, [ˈne.õ]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈne.on/, [ˈneː.on]

Noun

neon n ‎(genitive neī); second declension

1. (New Latin) neon

Inflection

Second declension, Greek type.

Limburgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈneː˦jɔ˧n]

Noun

neon n

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

Malay

Etymology

From English neon, from Ancient Greek νέον ‎(néon), neuter of νέος ‎(néos).

Alternative forms

• نيون

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /neɔn/
• Rhymes: -ɔn

Noun

neon ‎(Jawi spelling نيون)

1. neon (chemical element)

Maltese

Noun

neon m

1. (chemistry) neon

Polish

Pronunciation

Noun

neon m inan

1. neon
2. neon sign, as used on buildings for advertising shops
3. tetra, some fish of genus Paracheirodon

Declension

¹ neona for the "fish" sense, neonu for others

Portuguese

Noun

neon m (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of néon

Romanian

Etymology

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), 2004-2016

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

Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnéːɔn/
• Tonal orthography: nẹ̑on

Noun

néon m inan ‎(genitive néona, uncountable)

1. neon

Declension

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɛˈoːn/

Noun

neon n ‎(uncountable)

1. neon

Declension

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowing from French néon.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

neon ‎(definite accusative neonu, plural neonlar)

1. neon (chemical element)

Declension

Venetian

Noun

neon m ‎(invariable)

1. neon