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Helium
Helium
German
| Chemical element | |
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| He | Previous: Wasserstoff (H) |
| Next: Lithium (Li) | |
Schematische Ansicht von Helium — Schematic view of helium. (1)
Noun
Helium n (genitive Heliums, no plural)
- helium; the chemical element and lighest noble gas with the atomic number 2
- Helium ist das zweithäufigste Element im Universum. — Helium is the second most common element in the universe.
- Heliumballon — helium balloon
- Helium ist ein farbloses Gas. — Helium is a colorless gas.
Declension
Declension of Helium (uncountable)
Hypernyms
Derived terms
Derived terms
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helium
helium
English
| Chemical element | |
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| He | Previous: hydrogen (H) |
| Next: lithium (Li) | |
Noun
helium (countable and uncountable, plural heliums)
- (uncountable) A colorless and inert gas, and the second lightest chemical element (symbol He) with an atomic number of 2 and atomic weight of 4.002602.
- (countable) A form or sample of the element.
Derived terms
terms derived from helium
Related terms
Translations
chemical element
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Synonyms
- E939 when used as a packaging gas
Dutch
| Chemical element | |
|---|---|
| He | Previous: waterstof (H) |
| Next: lithium (Li) | |
Pronunciation
Noun
helium n (uncountable)
Finnish
Noun
helium
Declension
| Inflection of helium (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation) | |||
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| nominative | helium | heliumit | |
| genitive | heliumin | heliumien | |
| partitive | heliumia | heliumeja | |
| illative | heliumiin | heliumeihin | |
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | helium | heliumit | |
| accusative | nom. | helium | heliumit |
| gen. | heliumin | ||
| genitive | heliumin | heliumien | |
| partitive | heliumia | heliumeja | |
| inessive | heliumissa | heliumeissa | |
| elative | heliumista | heliumeista | |
| illative | heliumiin | heliumeihin | |
| adessive | heliumilla | heliumeilla | |
| ablative | heliumilta | heliumeilta | |
| allative | heliumille | heliumeille | |
| essive | heliumina | heliumeina | |
| translative | heliumiksi | heliumeiksi | |
| instructive | — | heliumein | |
| abessive | heliumitta | heliumeitta | |
| comitative | — | heliumeineen | |
Latin
| Chemical element | |
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| He | Previous: hydrogenium (H) |
| Next: lithium (Li) | |
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈheː.li.um/, [ˈheː.li.ũ]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈe.li.um/, [ˈeː.li.um]
Noun
hēlium n (genitive hēliī); second declension
Inflection
Second declension.
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | hēlium | hēlia |
| genitive | hēliī | hēliōrum |
| dative | hēliō | hēliīs |
| accusative | hēlium | hēlia |
| ablative | hēliō | hēliīs |
| vocative | hēlium | hēlia |
Limburgish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈheː˨ʎɔ˧m]
Noun
helium n
Inflection
Declension of helium
| Root singular | Root plural | Diminutive singular | Diminutive plural | |
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| Nominative | helium | helia | helieke | heliekes |
| Genitive | heliums | helia | heliekes | heliekes |
| Locative | helieës | helieëser | helieëske | helieëskes |
| Dative¹ | heliumme | — | helieke | — |
| Accusative¹ | helium | — | helieke | — |
| ¹Dative and accusative are nowadays obsolete, the nominative is used instead. | ||||
Malay
| Chemical element | |
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| He | Previous: hidrogen (H) |
| Next: litium (Li) | |
Etymology
From English helium, from New Latin helium, from Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios).
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /heliom/
- Rhymes: -iom, -jom, -om
Noun
helium (Jawi spelling هيليوم)
- helium (chemical element)