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See also: Argon, argón, and árgon

English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Chemical element
Ar
Previous: chlorine (Cl)
Next: potassium (K)

Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ἀργός (argós, “idle, lazy”), because of its inertness, + -on, used for all noble gases.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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argon (countable and uncountable, plural argons)

  2. The chemical element (symbol Ar) with an atomic number of 18. The third most abundant gas in the Earth's atmosphere, it is a colourless, odourless, inert noble gas.
  3. (countable) A single atom of this element.

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Translations

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References

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Anagrams

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Afrikaans

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Afrikaans Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia af
Chemical element
Ar
Previous: chloor (Cl)
Next: kalium (K)

Pronunciation

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  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ar‧gon

Noun

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argon (uncountable)

  1. argon

Hypernyms

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Cornish

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Chemical element
Ar
Previous: klorin (Cl)
Next: potassiom (K)

Etymology

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Borrowed from English argon.

Noun

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argon m

  1. argon

Czech

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Czech Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia cs
Chemical element
Ar
Previous: chlor (Cl)
Next: draslík (K)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈarɡon]
  • Hyphenation: ar‧gon

Noun

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argon m inan

  1. argon (chemical element)

Declension

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Declension of argon (hard masculine inanimate)
singular plural
nominative argon argony
genitive argonu argonů
dative argonu argonům
accusative argon argony
vocative argone argony
locative argonu argonech
instrumental argonem argony

Further reading

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Danish

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Danish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia da
Chemical element
Ar
Previous: klor (Cl)
Next: kalium (K)

Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ἀργόν (argón).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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argon n (singular definite argonet, not used in plural form)

  1. argon

Declension

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Declension of argon
neuter
gender 		singular
indefinite definite
nominative argon argonet
genitive argons argonets

Further reading

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Dutch

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Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia nl
Chemical element
Ar
Previous: chloor (Cl)
Next: kalium (K)

Etymology

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Borrowed from English argon, from Ancient Greek ἀργόν (argón).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɑr.ɣɔn/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ar‧gon

Noun

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argon n (uncountable, no diminutive)

  1. argon

Descendants

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  • → Indonesian: argon

Finnish

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Finnish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia fi
Chemical element
Ar
Previous: kloori (Cl)
Next: kalium (K)

Etymology

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Internationalism, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀργόν (argón).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɑrɡon/, [ˈɑ̝rɡo̞n]
  • Rhymes: -ɑrɡon
  • Syllabification(key): ar‧gon
  • Hyphenation(key): ar‧gon

Noun

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argon

  1. argon

Declension

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Inflection of argon (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative argon argonit
genitive argonin argonien
argoneiden
argoneitten
partitive argonia argoneita
argoneja
illative argoniin argoneihin
singular plural
nominative argon argonit
accusative nom. argon argonit
gen. argonin
genitive argonin argonien
argoneiden
argoneitten
partitive argonia argoneita
argoneja
inessive argonissa argoneissa
elative argonista argoneista
illative argoniin argoneihin
adessive argonilla argoneilla
ablative argonilta argoneilta
allative argonille argoneille
essive argonina argoneina
translative argoniksi argoneiksi
abessive argonitta argoneitta
instructive — argonein
comitative See the possessive forms below.
Possessive forms of argon (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative argonini argonini
accusative nom. argonini argonini
gen. argonini
genitive argonini argonieni
argoneideni
argoneitteni
partitive argoniani argoneitani
argonejani
inessive argonissani argoneissani
elative argonistani argoneistani
illative argoniini argoneihini
adessive argonillani argoneillani
ablative argoniltani argoneiltani
allative argonilleni argoneilleni
essive argoninani argoneinani
translative argonikseni argoneikseni
abessive argonittani argoneittani
instructive — —
comitative — argoneineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative argonisi argonisi
accusative nom. argonisi argonisi
gen. argonisi
genitive argonisi argoniesi
argoneidesi
argoneittesi
partitive argoniasi argoneitasi
argonejasi
inessive argonissasi argoneissasi
elative argonistasi argoneistasi
illative argoniisi argoneihisi
adessive argonillasi argoneillasi
ablative argoniltasi argoneiltasi
allative argonillesi argoneillesi
essive argoninasi argoneinasi
translative argoniksesi argoneiksesi
abessive argonittasi argoneittasi
instructive — —
comitative — argoneinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative argonimme argonimme
accusative nom. argonimme argonimme
gen. argonimme
genitive argonimme argoniemme
argoneidemme
argoneittemme
partitive argoniamme argoneitamme
argonejamme
inessive argonissamme argoneissamme
elative argonistamme argoneistamme
illative argoniimme argoneihimme
adessive argonillamme argoneillamme
ablative argoniltamme argoneiltamme
allative argonillemme argoneillemme
essive argoninamme argoneinamme
translative argoniksemme argoneiksemme
abessive argonittamme argoneittamme
instructive — —
comitative — argoneinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative argoninne argoninne
accusative nom. argoninne argoninne
gen. argoninne
genitive argoninne argonienne
argoneidenne
argoneittenne
partitive argonianne argoneitanne
argonejanne
inessive argonissanne argoneissanne
elative argonistanne argoneistanne
illative argoniinne argoneihinne
adessive argonillanne argoneillanne
ablative argoniltanne argoneiltanne
allative argonillenne argoneillenne
essive argoninanne argoneinanne
translative argoniksenne argoneiksenne
abessive argonittanne argoneittanne
instructive — —
comitative — argoneinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative argoninsa argoninsa
accusative nom. argoninsa argoninsa
gen. argoninsa
genitive argoninsa argoniensa
argoneidensa
argoneittensa
partitive argoniaan
argoniansa 		argoneitaan
argonejaan
argoneitansa
argonejansa
inessive argonissaan
argonissansa 		argoneissaan
argoneissansa
elative argonistaan
argonistansa 		argoneistaan
argoneistansa
illative argoniinsa argoneihinsa
adessive argonillaan
argonillansa 		argoneillaan
argoneillansa
ablative argoniltaan
argoniltansa 		argoneiltaan
argoneiltansa
allative argonilleen
argonillensa 		argoneilleen
argoneillensa
essive argoninaan
argoninansa 		argoneinaan
argoneinansa
translative argonikseen
argoniksensa 		argoneikseen
argoneiksensa
abessive argonittaan
argonittansa 		argoneittaan
argoneittansa
instructive — —
comitative — argoneineen
argoneinensa

Derived terms

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compounds

Further reading

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French

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Chemical element
Ar
Previous: chlore (Cl)
Next: potassium (K)
French Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia fr

Pronunciation

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Noun

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argon m (uncountable)

  1. argon

Descendants

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Further reading

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Anagrams

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Galician

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Chemical element
Ar
Previous: cloro (Cl)
Next: potasio (K)
Galician Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia gl

Alternative forms

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (standard) /ˈaɾɡoŋ/ [ˈaɾ.ɣ̞oŋ]
  • IPA(key): (gheada) /ˈaɾħoŋ/ [ˈaɾ.ħoŋ]

 

  • Hyphenation: ar‧gon

Noun

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argon m (uncountable)

  1. argon

Further reading

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Hungarian

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 argon on Hungarian Wikipedia
Chemical element
Ar
Previous: klór (Cl)
Next: kálium (K)

Etymology

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From Ancient Greek ἀργόν (argón), neuter of ἀργός (argós, “idle, lazy”), because of its inertness.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈɒrɡon]
  • Hyphenation: ar‧gon
  • Rhymes: -on

Noun

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argon (usually uncountable, plural argonok)

  1. argon (a chemical element, symbol: Ar)

Declension

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Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)
singular plural
nominative argon argonok
accusative argont argonokat
dative argonnak argonoknak
instrumental argonnal argonokkal
causal-final argonért argonokért
translative argonná argonokká
terminative argonig argonokig
essive-formal argonként argonokként
essive-modal — —
inessive argonban argonokban
superessive argonon argonokon
adessive argonnál argonoknál
illative argonba argonokba
sublative argonra argonokra
allative argonhoz argonokhoz
elative argonból argonokból
delative argonról argonokról
ablative argontól argonoktól
non-attributive
possessive – singular 		argoné argonoké
non-attributive
possessive – plural 		argonéi argonokéi
Possessive forms of argon
possessor single possession multiple possessions
1st person sing. argonom argonjaim
2nd person sing. argonod argonjaid
3rd person sing. argonja argonjai
1st person plural argonunk argonjaink
2nd person plural argonotok argonjaitok
3rd person plural argonjuk argonjaik

References

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  1. ^ Tótfalusi, István. Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára (’A Storehouse of Foreign Words: an explanatory and etymological dictionary of foreign words’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2005. →ISBN

Further reading

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  • argon in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

Icelandic

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Icelandic Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia is
Chemical element
Ar
Previous: klór (Cl)
Next: kalín (K)

Noun

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argon n (genitive singular argons, no plural)

  1. argon (chemical element)

Declension

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Declension of argon (sg-only neuter)
singular
indefinite definite
nominative argon argonið
accusative argon argonið
dative argoni argoninu
genitive argons argonsins

Indonesian

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Indonesian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia id
Chemical element
Ar
Previous: klorin (Cl)
Next: kalium (K)

Etymology

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From Dutch argon, from English argon, from Ancient Greek ἀργόν (argón).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈarɡɔn]
  • Hyphenation: ar‧gon

Noun

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argon (plural argon-argon)

  1. argon (chemical element)

Further reading

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Italian

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Italian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia it
Chemical element
Ar
Previous: cloro (Cl)
Next: potassio (K)

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from New Latin argon, from Ancient Greek ἀργόν (argón), substantivized neuter form of ἀργός (argós, “idle, lazy”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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argon m (uncountable)

  1. (chemistry) argon

Anagrams

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Latin

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Latin Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia la
Chemical element
Ar
Previous: chlorum (Cl)
Next: kalium (K)

Etymology

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Borrowed from Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ργόν (ārgón), the neuter substantive form of ᾱ̓ργός (ārgós, “idle, lazy”) because of the element's inertness.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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ārgon n (genitive ārgī); second declension

  1. (New Latin) argon

Declension

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Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).

singular plural
nominative ārgon ārga
genitive ārgī ārgōrum
dative ārgō ārgīs
accusative ārgon ārga
ablative ārgō ārgīs
vocative ārgon ārga

Synonyms

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Limburgish

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Limburgish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia li
Chemical element
Ar
Previous: chloear (Cl)
Next: kalium (K)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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argon n

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

Inflection

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This entry needs an inflection-table template.

Malay

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Malay Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia ms
Chemical element
Ar
Previous: klorin (Cl)
Next: kalium (K)

Etymology

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From English argon, from Ancient Greek ἀργόν (argón).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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argon (Jawi spelling ارݢون, plural argon-argon or argon2)

  1. argon (chemical element)

Maltese

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Chemical element
Ar
Previous: kloru (Cl)
Next: potassju (K)

Etymology

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Borrowed from Italian argon.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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argon m

  1. (chemistry) argon

Northern Sami

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Norwegian argon.

Pronunciation

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  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈarːkon/

Noun

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argon

  1. argon

Inflection

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Odd, no gradation
Nominative argon
Genitive argona
Singular Plural
Nominative argon argonat
Accusative argona argoniid
Genitive argona argoniid
Illative argonii argoniidda
Locative argonis argoniin
Comitative argoniin argoniiguin
Essive argonin
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person argonan argoneamẹ argoneamẹt
2nd person argonat argoneattẹ argoneattẹt
3rd person argonis argoneaskkạ argoneasẹt

Further reading

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  • 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

Occitan

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Occitan Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia oc
Chemical element
Ar
Previous: clòr (Cl)

Pronunciation

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This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!

Noun

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argon m (uncountable)

  1. argon

Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl
Chemical element
Ar
Previous: chlor (Cl)
Next: potas (K)

Etymology

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Borrowed from German Argon, from Ancient Greek ἀργόν (argón).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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argon m inan

  1. (chemistry) argon

Declension

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Declension of argon
singular
nominative argon
genitive argonu
dative argonowi
accusative argon
instrumental argonem
locative argonie
vocative argonie

Derived terms

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adjective

Further reading

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  • argon in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • argon in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

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Romanian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia ro
Chemical element
Ar
Previous: clor (Cl)
Next: potasiu, kaliu (K)

Etymology

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Borrowed from French argon, from Ancient Greek ἀργόν (argón), neuter of ἀργός (argós, “idle, lazy”), because of its inertness.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /arˈɡon/
  • Hyphenation: ar‧gon

Noun

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argon n (uncountable)

  1. argon (chemical element)

Declension

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singular only indefinite definite
nominative-accusative argon argonul
genitive-dative argon argonului
vocative argonule

References

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Serbo-Croatian

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Serbo-Croatian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sh
Chemical element
Ar
Previous: hlor (Cl)
Next: kalium (K)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ǎrɡoːn/
  • Hyphenation: ar‧gon

Noun

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àrgōn m inan (Cyrillic spelling а̀рго̄н)

  1. argon

Declension

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Declension of argon
singular
nominative àrgōn
genitive argóna
dative argónu
accusative àrgōn
vocative ȁrgōne
locative argónu
instrumental argónom

Further reading

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  • “argon”, in Hrvatski jezični portal [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Slovene

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Slovene Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sl
Chemical element
Ar
Previous: klór (Cl)
Next: kálij (K)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /áːrɡɔn/, /arɡóːn/

Noun

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argọ̑n or argón m inan

  1. argon

Declension

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 The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nominative árgon
genitive árgona
singular
nominative
(imenovȃlnik) 		árgon
genitive
(rodȋlnik) 		árgona
dative
(dajȃlnik) 		árgonu
accusative
(tožȋlnik) 		árgon
locative
(mẹ̑stnik) 		árgonu
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik) 		árgonom
The diacritics used in this section of the entry are non-tonal. If you are a native tonal speaker, please help by adding the tonal marks.
Masculine inan., hard o-stem
nominative argón
genitive argóna
singular
nominative
(imenovȃlnik) 		argón
genitive
(rodȋlnik) 		argóna
dative
(dajȃlnik) 		argónu
accusative
(tožȋlnik) 		argón
locative
(mẹ̑stnik) 		argónu
instrumental
(orọ̑dnik) 		argónom

Further reading

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  • “argon”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
  • “argon”, in Termania, Amebis
  • See also the general references

Swedish

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Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia sv
Chemical element
Ar
Previous: klor (Cl)
Next: kalium (K)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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argon n

  1. argon

Declension

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Declension of argon
nominative genitive
singular indefinite argon argons
definite argonet argonets
plural indefinite — —
definite — —

References

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Anagrams

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Turkish

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Turkish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia tr
Chemical element
Ar
Previous: klor (Cl)
Next: potasyum (K)

Etymology

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Borrowed from French argon.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [aɾɟón]
  • Hyphenation: ar‧gon
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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argon (definite accusative argonu, plural argonlar)

  1. argon

Declension

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Declension of argon
singular plural
nominative argon argonlar
definite accusative argonu argonları
dative argona argonlara
locative argonda argonlarda
ablative argondan argonlardan
genitive argonun argonların

Welsh

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Welsh Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia cy
Chemical element
Ar
Previous: clorin (Cl)
Next: potasiwm (K)

Etymology

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Borrowed from English argon, from Ancient Greek ἀργόν (argón), neuter of ἀργός (argós, “idle, lazy”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

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argon m (uncountable)

  1. argon

Mutation

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Mutated forms of argon
radical soft nasal h-prothesis
argon unchanged unchanged hargon

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

Further reading

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  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “argon”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies
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