протон

Bulgarian

Etymology

Scientific term from English proton coined in 19th century. Morphologically formed as прото- (proto-, “proto-, primal”) +‎ -он (-on). The suffix reflects the ending of Ancient Greek ἰόν (ión, “going, coming”) (whence Bulgarian йон (jon, “ion”)).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [proˈtɔn]

• Audio (Standard Bulgarian):

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• Rhymes: -ɔn

Noun

прото́н • (protón) m (relational adjective прото́нен)

1. (particle physics) proton (baryon of positive charge)

Declension

Declension of прото́н

	singular	plural
indefinite	прото́н protón	прото́ни protóni
definite (subject form)	прото́нът protónǎt	прото́ните protónite
definite (object form)	прото́на protóna
count form	—	прото́на protóna

See also

• неутро́н (neutrón, “neutron”) (baryon of neuter charge)

References

• “протон”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
• “протон”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Kazakh

Alternative scripts

Arabic	پروتون
Cyrillic	протон
Latin	proton

Etymology

Borrowed from Russian прото́н (protón).

Noun

протон • (proton)

1. (physics) proton

Declension

Declension of протон

	singular	plural
nominative	протон (proton)	протондар (protondar)
genitive	протонның (protonnyñ)	протондардың (protondardyñ)
dative	протонға (protonğa)	протондарға (protondarğa)
accusative	протонды (protondy)	протондарды (protondardy)
locative	протонда (protonda)	протондарда (protondarda)
ablative	протоннан (protonnan)	протондардан (protondardan)
instrumental	протонмен (protonmen)	протондармен (protondarmen)
similative	протондай (protondai)	протондарда (protondarda)

Macedonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈprɔtɔn]
• IPA^(key): [prɔˈtɔn] (nonstandard)

Noun

протон • (proton) m (plural протони)

1. proton

Declension

Declension of протон

	singular	plural
indefinite	протон (proton)	протони (protoni)
definite unspecified	протонот (protonot)	протоните (protonite)
definite proximal	протонов (protonov)	протониве (protonive)
definite distal	протонон (protonon)	протонине (protonine)
vocative	протону (protonu)	протони (protoni)
count form	—	протона (protona)

Russian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [prɐˈton]

• Audio:

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Noun

прото́н • (protón) m inan (genitive прото́на, nominative plural прото́ны, genitive plural прото́нов)

1. (physics) proton

Declension

Declension of прото́н (inan masc-form hard-stem accent-a) 

	singular	plural
nominative	прото́н protón	прото́ны protóny
genitive	прото́на protóna	прото́нов protónov
dative	прото́ну protónu	прото́нам protónam
accusative	прото́н protón	прото́ны protóny
instrumental	прото́ном protónom	прото́нами protónami
prepositional	прото́не protóne	прото́нах protónax

Descendants

• → Kazakh: протон (proton)

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /prǒtoːn/

Noun

про̀то̄н m inan (Latin spelling pròtōn)

1. proton

Declension

Declension of протон

	singular	plural
nominative	про̀то̄н	протони
genitive	прото́на	протона
dative	протону	протонима
accusative	протон	протоне
vocative	протоне	протони
locative	протону	протонима
instrumental	протоном	протонима

Further reading

• “протон”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2026