elektron

See also: Elektron and elektrón

Afrikaans

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Noun

elektron (plural elektrone)

1. (physics) electron

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from English electron.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛlɛktron]

Noun

elektron m inan

1. (physics) electron (elementary particle)
2. electron (alloy of magnesium and aluminum)

Declension

Declension of elektron (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	elektron	elektrony
genitive	elektronu	elektronů
dative	elektronu	elektronům
accusative	elektron	elektrony
vocative	elektrone	elektrony
locative	elektronu	elektronech
instrumental	elektronem	elektrony

Derived terms

• elektronika
• elektronka
• elektronový

Related terms

• See elektro-

• elektrika
• elektrikář
• elektro
• elektronický
• elektřina

Further reading

• “elektron”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “elektron”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “elektron”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2026

Danish

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -oːˀn

Noun

elektron c (singular definite elektronen, plural indefinite elektroner)

1. electron

Declension

Declension of elektron

common gender	singular		plural
	indefinite	definite	indefinite	definite
nominative	elektron	elektronen	elektroner	elektronerne
genitive	elektrons	elektronens	elektroners	elektronernes

References

• “elektron” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Alternative forms

• electron (superseded)

Etymology

Borrowed from English electron. Equivalent to a blend of elektro- +‎ ion, subsequently analysable as elektro- +‎ -on.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌeːˈlɛk.trɔn/

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• Hyphenation: elek‧tron

Noun

elektron n (plural elektronen, diminutive elektrontje n or elektronnetje n)

1. electron (the negatively charged subatomic particles that orbit nuclei of atoms)

Derived terms

• elektronenbuis
• elektronenmicroscoop
• elektronneutrino
• elektronvolt

Related terms

• elektrisch
• elektro-
• elektrum

Descendants

• → Indonesian: elektron

Esperanto

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eˈlektron/
• Rhymes: -ektron
• Syllabification: e‧lek‧tron

Noun

elektron

1. accusative singular of elektro

Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛlɛktron]
• Hyphenation: elekt‧ron
• Rhymes: -on

Noun

elektron (countable and uncountable, plural elektronok)

1. (particle physics) electron (negatively charged subatomic particle)
2. (chemistry) electron (alloys of magnesium and other metals, like aluminum or zinc, that were manufactured by the German company Chemische Fabrik Griesheim-Elektron)

Declension

Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony)

	singular	plural
nominative	elektron	elektronok
accusative	elektront	elektronokat
dative	elektronnak	elektronoknak
instrumental	elektronnal	elektronokkal
causal-final	elektronért	elektronokért
translative	elektronná	elektronokká
terminative	elektronig	elektronokig
essive-formal	elektronként	elektronokként
essive-modal	—	—
inessive	elektronban	elektronokban
superessive	elektronon	elektronokon
adessive	elektronnál	elektronoknál
illative	elektronba	elektronokba
sublative	elektronra	elektronokra
allative	elektronhoz	elektronokhoz
elative	elektronból	elektronokból
delative	elektronról	elektronokról
ablative	elektrontól	elektronoktól
non-attributive possessive – singular	elektroné	elektronoké
non-attributive possessive – plural	elektronéi	elektronokéi

Possessive forms of elektron

possessor	single possession	multiple possessions
1st person sing.	elektronom	elektronjaim
2nd person sing.	elektronod	elektronjaid
3rd person sing.	elektronja	elektronjai
1st person plural	elektronunk	elektronjaink
2nd person plural	elektronotok	elektronjaitok
3rd person plural	elektronjuk	elektronjaik

Derived terms

Compound words

• elektronágyú
• elektronmikroszkóp

Further reading

• (particle): elektron in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
• (alloy): elektron in Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.
• elektron 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).

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch elektron, electron, from English electron.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɛlɛk̚trɔn]
• Hyphenation: èlèk‧tron

Noun

èlèktron (plural elektron-elektron)

1. (physics) electron: The subatomic particle having a negative charge and orbiting the nucleus; the flow of electrons in a conductor constitutes electricity

Hyponyms

• elektron bebas
• elektron konkulasi
• elektron volt

Related terms

• elektrifikasi
• elektrik
• elektris
• elektro
• elektronik
• elektronika
• elektronis
• listrik

Further reading

• “elektron”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016

Italian

Noun

elektron m (uncountable)

1. alternative form of electron

Malay

Etymology

From English electron, from Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /elɛktrɔn/
• Rhymes: -ɔn
• Rhymes: -on

Noun

elektron (plural elektron-elektron)

1. (particle physics) electron (the negatively charged subatomic particles that orbit atoms)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From English electric +‎ -on.

Noun

elektron n (definite singular elektronet, indefinite plural elektron or elektroner, definite plural elektrona or elektronene)

1. (physics) an electron

References

• “elektron” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From English electric +‎ -on.

Noun

elektron n (definite singular elektronet, indefinite plural elektron, definite plural elektrona)

1. (physics) an electron

References

• “elektron” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛˈlɛk.trɔn/

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• Rhymes: -ɛktrɔn
• Syllabification: e‧lek‧tron

Etymology 1

Borrowed from English electron.

Noun

elektron m inan

1. (particle physics) electron (the negatively charged subatomic particles that orbit atoms)

   Coordinate term: antyelektron

Derived terms

adjective

• elektronowy

Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron). Doublet of elektrum.

Noun

elektron m inan

1. electrum (alloy of gold and silver)

   Synonym: elektrum

2. electrum (mineral)

   Synonym: elektrum

3. Elektron (the registered trademark of a wide range of magnesium alloys manufactured by a British company Magnesium Elektron Limited)

Declension

Declension of elektron

	singular	plural
nominative	elektron	elektrony
genitive	elektronu	elektronów
dative	elektronowi	elektronom
accusative	elektron	elektrony
instrumental	elektronem	elektronami
locative	elektronie	elektronach
vocative	elektronie	elektrony

Further reading

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

Serbo-Croatian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /elěktroːn/
• Hyphenation: e‧lek‧tron

Noun

elèktrōn m inan (Cyrillic spelling елѐктро̄н)

1. (physics) electron

Declension

Declension of elektron

	singular	plural
nominative	elèktrōn	elektroni
genitive	elektróna	elektrona
dative	elektronu	elektronima
accusative	elektron	elektrone
vocative	elektrone	elektroni
locative	elektronu	elektronima
instrumental	elektronom	elektronima

Slovene

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛlɛktròːn/

Noun

elektrọ́n m inan

1. electron

Declension

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
nom. sing.	elektrón
gen. sing.	elektróna
	singular	dual	plural
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	elektrón	elektróna	elektróni
genitive (rodȋlnik)	elektróna	elektrónov	elektrónov
dative (dajȃlnik)	elektrónu	elektrónoma	elektrónom
accusative (tožȋlnik)	elektrón	elektróna	elektróne
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	elektrónu	elektrónih	elektrónih
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	elektrónom	elektrónoma	elektróni

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛléːktrɔn/

Noun

elẹ̑ktron m inan

1. electrum (alloy of gold and silver)

Declension

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	eléktron
genitive	eléktrona
	singular
nominative (imenovȃlnik)	eléktron
genitive (rodȋlnik)	eléktrona
dative (dajȃlnik)	eléktronu
accusative (tožȋlnik)	eléktron
locative (mẹ̑stnik)	eléktronu
instrumental (orọ̑dnik)	eléktronom

Further reading

• “elektron”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2026

Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛlɛkˈtroːn/

Noun

elektron c

1. (physics) electron (the negatively charged subatomic particles that orbit atoms)

Declension

Declension of elektron

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	elektron	elektrons
	definite	elektronen	elektronens
plural	indefinite	elektroner	elektroners
	definite	elektronerna	elektronernas

Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from French électron.

Pronunciation

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Noun

elektron (definite accusative elektronu, plural elektronlar)

1. (physics) electron (the negatively charged subatomic particles that orbit atoms)

Declension

Declension of elektron

singular plural nominative elektron elektronlar definite accusative elektronu elektronları dative elektrona elektronlara locative elektronda elektronlarda ablative elektrondan elektronlardan genitive elektronun elektronların Possessive forms nominative singular plural 1st singular elektronum elektronlarım 2nd singular elektronun elektronların 3rd singular elektronu elektronları 1st plural elektronumuz elektronlarımız 2nd plural elektronunuz elektronlarınız 3rd plural elektronları elektronları definite accusative singular plural 1st singular elektronumu elektronlarımı 2nd singular elektronunu elektronlarını 3rd singular elektronunu elektronlarını 1st plural elektronumuzu elektronlarımızı 2nd plural elektronunuzu elektronlarınızı 3rd plural elektronlarını elektronlarını dative singular plural 1st singular elektronuma elektronlarıma 2nd singular elektronuna elektronlarına 3rd singular elektronuna elektronlarına 1st plural elektronumuza elektronlarımıza 2nd plural elektronunuza elektronlarınıza 3rd plural elektronlarına elektronlarına locative singular plural 1st singular elektronumda elektronlarımda 2nd singular elektronunda elektronlarında 3rd singular elektronunda elektronlarında 1st plural elektronumuzda elektronlarımızda 2nd plural elektronunuzda elektronlarınızda 3rd plural elektronlarında elektronlarında ablative singular plural 1st singular elektronumdan elektronlarımdan 2nd singular elektronundan elektronlarından 3rd singular elektronundan elektronlarından 1st plural elektronumuzdan elektronlarımızdan 2nd plural elektronunuzdan elektronlarınızdan 3rd plural elektronlarından elektronlarından genitive singular plural 1st singular elektronumun elektronlarımın 2nd singular elektronunun elektronlarının 3rd singular elektronunun elektronlarının 1st plural elektronumuzun elektronlarımızın 2nd plural elektronunuzun elektronlarınızın 3rd plural elektronlarının elektronlarının