argon

See also: Argon, argón, and árgon

English

Chemical element
Ar
Previous: chlorine (Cl)
Next: potassium (K)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• enPR: är'gŏn, IPA^(key): /ˈɑːɹɡɒn/

• Audio (US)

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Noun

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

• E938 when used as a packaging gas

Derived terms

• argon-36
• argon-38
• argon-40
• argon chloride fluoride
• argon chloride hydride
• argon fluoride hydride
• argon fluorohydride
• argon hydrofluoride
• potassium-argon dating

 

Translations

a chemical element

• Afrikaans: argon (af)
• Albanian: argon (sq)
• Arabic: أَرْجُون m (ʔarjūn), أَرْجُون m (ʾargūn), أَرْغُون m (ʔarḡūn)
• Armenian: արգոն (hy) (argon)
• Asturian: argón (ast) m
• Basque: argon (eu)
• Belarusian: арго́н m (arhón)
• Breton: argon
• Bulgarian: арго́н m (argón)
• Catalan: argó (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 氬／氩 (zh) (yà), 氩 (zh) (yà)

• Cornish: argo
• Czech: argon (cs) m
• Danish: argon (da)
• Dutch: argon (nl) n
• Esperanto: argono (eo)
• Estonian: argoon (et)
• Faroese: argon n
• Finnish: argon (fi)
• French: argon (fr) m
• Friulian: argon m
• Galician: argon (gl) m
• Georgian: არგონი (argoni)
• German: Argon (de) n
• Greek: αργό (el) n (argó)
• Hebrew: ארגון (he) (argón)
• Hindi: ^{(please verify)} मंदाति (mandāti), ^{(please verify)} अर्गोन (argon)
• Hungarian: argon (hu)
• Icelandic: argon (is)
• Interlingua: argon
• Interlingue:
• Irish: argón (ga)
• Italian: argon (it) m, argo (it) m
• Japanese: アルゴン (ja) (arugon)
• Kashubian: argón
• Kazakh: аргон (kk) (argon)
• Khmer: អាកុង (aakong)
• Korean: 아르곤 (ko) (areugon)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Kurdish:
• Latvian: argons
• Lingala: alago class 9a/10a
• Lithuanian: argonas (lt)
• Luxembourgish: Argon
• Macedonian: аргон m (argon)
• Malay: argon
• Maltese: argon m
• Manx: argon
• Mongolian: аргон (mn) (argon)
• Navajo: níłchʼi dootłʼizhí
• Norwegian: argon (no) n
• Occitan: argon m
• Persian: آرگون (fa) (ârgon)
• Polish: argon (pl) m
• Portuguese: árgon (pt) m, argónio m (Portugal), argônio (pt) m (Brazil)
• Romanian: argon (ro) n
• Russian: арго́н (ru) m (argón)
• Scottish Gaelic: argon
• Serbo-Croatian:

  Cyrillic: а̀рго̄н m

  Roman: àrgōn (sh) m

• Slovak: argón (sk) m
• Slovene: argon (sl) m
• Spanish: argón (es) m
• Swedish: argon (sv) n
• Tagalog: argon
• Tajik: аргон (argon)
• Tamil: ஆர்கன் (ārkaṉ)
• Thai: อาร์กอน (aa-gɔ̂n)
• Turkish: argon (tr)
• Ukrainian: арго́н (uk) m (arhón)
• Uzbek: argon (uz)

  Cyrillic: аргон (uz) (argon)

• Vietnamese: agon (vi)
• Volapük: largonin (vo)
• Welsh: argon (cy) m
• West Frisian: argon (fy)
• Yiddish: אַרגאָן m (argon)

References

• Argon on the British Royal Society of Chemistry's online periodic table

Anagrams

• Angor, Garon, Goran, Grano, Ongar, Ragon, Rogan, Ronga, angor, groan, nagor, orang, organ, rag on, rango

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Afrikaans

Chemical element
Ar
Previous: chloor (Cl)
Next: kalium (K)

Noun

argon (uncountable)

1. argon

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Czech

Chemical element
Ar
Previous: chlor (Cl)
Next: draslík (K)

Noun

1. argon (chemical element)

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Danish

Noun

argon

1. argon

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Dutch

Chemical element
Ar
Previous: chloor (Cl)
Next: kalium (K)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑr.ɣɔn/

• Audio

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• Hyphenation: ar‧gon

Noun

argon n (uncountable)

1. argon

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Finnish

Noun

argon

1. argon

Declension

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

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aʁ.ɡɔ̃/

• Audio (Paris)

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• Audio

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Noun

argon m (uncountable)

1. argon

Descendants

• Lingala: alago

Further reading

• “argon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• rogna

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Galician

Noun

argon m (uncountable)

1. argon

Further reading

• “argon”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, since 2012

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Hungarian

Chemical element
Ar
Previous: klór (Cl)
Next: kálium (K)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

argon (plural argonok)

1. argon (a chemical element, symbol Ar, with an atomic number of 18)

Declension

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

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Italian

Chemical element
Ar
Previous: cloro (Cl)
Next: potassio (K)

Alternative forms

• argo

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl]  argon, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ἀργόν (argón), substantivized neuter form of ἀργός (argós, “idle, lazy”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈar.ɡon/, [ˈär̺ɡon̺], [ˈär̺ɡɔn̺]
• Hyphenation: àr‧gon

Noun

argon m

1. (chemistry) argon

Anagrams

• grano
• ragno
• rango
• rogna

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Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈaːr.ɡon/, [ˈäːrɡɔn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈar.ɡon/, [ˈärɡon]

Noun

ārgon n (genitive ārgī); second declension

1. (New Latin) argon

Declension

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

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	ārgon	ārga
Genitive	ārgī	ārgōrum
Dative	ārgō	ārgīs
Accusative	ārgon	ārga
Ablative	ārgō	ārgīs
Vocative	ārgon	ārga

Synonyms

• ārgōnum

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Limburgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈa˨ʁʝo˦n]

Noun

argon n

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

Inflection

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

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Malay

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

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] English argon, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ἀργόν (argón).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a(r)ɡɔn/
• Rhymes: -ɡɔn, -ɔn

Noun

argon (Jawi spelling ارݢون, plural argon-argon, informal 1st possessive argonku, 2nd possessive argonmu, 3rd possessive argonnya)

1. argon (chemical element)

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Maltese

Noun

1. (chemistry) argon (chemical element)

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Manx

Etymology

Borrowed from English argon.

Noun

argon m (genitive singular [please provide], plural [please provide])

1. argon

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Northern Sami

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈarːkon/

Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian argon.

Noun

argon

1. argon

Inflection

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

• Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages‎^[1], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

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Occitan

Noun

argon m (uncountable)

1. argon

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Polish

Chemical element
Ar
Previous: chlor (Cl)
Next: potas (K)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈar.ɡɔn/

• Audio

  (file)

Noun

argon m inan

1. argon

Declension

Declension of argon

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

Further reading

• Template:R:PWN

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Romanian

Chemical element
Ar
Previous: clor (Cl)
Next: potasiu (K)

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] French argon, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ἀργόν (argón), neuter of ἀργός (argós, “idle, lazy”), because of its inertness.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

argon n (uncountable)

1. argon (chemical element)

References

• argon in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

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Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

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

Noun

àrgōn m (Cyrillic spelling а̀рго̄н)

1. argon

Declension

Declension of argon

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

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Slovene

Chemical element
Ar
Previous: klór (Cl)
Next: kálij (K)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /áːrɡɔn/, /arɡóːn/

Noun

argọ̑n or argón m inan

1. argon

Inflection

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

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Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /arˈɡoːn/

Noun

argon n

1. argon

Declension

Declension of argon
	Uncountable
	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	argon	argonet	—	—
Genitive	argons	argonets	—	—

Anagrams

• organ

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Turkish

Chemical element
Ar
Previous: klor (Cl)
Next: potasyum (K)

Etymology

Borrowed from French argon.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

argon (definite accusative argonu, plural argonlar)

1. argon

Declension

Inflection
Nominative	argon
Definite accusative	argonu
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	argon	argonlar
Definite accusative	argonu	argonları
Dative	argona	argonlara
Locative	argonda	argonlarda
Ablative	argondan	argonlardan
Genitive	argonun	argonların