helium
English
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Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value "NL." is not valid. See WT:LOL. helium, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun”) (because its presence was first theorised in the Sun's atmosphere); and + -ium
Pronunciation
Noun
helium (countable and uncountable, plural heliums)
- (uncountable) The second lightest chemical element (symbol He) with an atomic number of 2 and atomic weight of 4.002602, a colorless, odorless and inert noble gas.
- (countable) A form or sample of the element.
Synonyms
- E939 when used as a packaging gas
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
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References
- Helium on the British Royal Society of Chemistry's online periodic table
Afrikaans
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Noun
helium (uncountable)
Czech
Noun
helium n
Danish
Noun
helium n (definite singular heliummet or heliumet)
- (uncountable) helium (chemical symbol He)
Dutch
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Noun
helium n (uncountable)
Finnish
Noun
He | Previous: | vety |
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Next: | litium |
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 | ||
abessive | heliumitta | heliumeitta | ||
instructive | — | heliumein | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Interlingue
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Latin
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun”) + -ium (chemical element suffix).
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈheː.li.um/, [ˈheːlʲiʊ̃ˑ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈe.li.um/, [ˈɛːlium]
Noun
hēlium n (genitive hēliī); second declension
Declension
Second-declension noun (neuter).
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | hēlium | hēlia |
Genitive | hēliī | hēliōrum |
Dative | hēliō | hēliīs |
Accusative | hēlium | hēlia |
Ablative | hēliō | hēliīs |
Vocative | hēlium | hēlia |
Descendants
- → Italian: elio
Limburgish
Pronunciation
Noun
helium n
- (uncountable) helium
- A part of helium
Inflection
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
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Alternative forms
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] English helium, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Lua error in Module:parameters at line 95: Parameter 1 should be a valid language code; the value "NL." is not valid. See WT:LOL. helium, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios).
Pronunciation
Noun
helium (Jawi spelling هيليوم)
- helium (chemical element)
Northern Sami
Pronunciation
Etymology
Borrowed from Norwegian helium.
Noun
hēlium
Inflection
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Nominative | hēlium | |||||||||||||||||||||
Genitive | hēliuma | |||||||||||||||||||||
Singular | Plural | |||||||||||||||||||||
Nominative | hēlium | hēliumat | ||||||||||||||||||||
Accusative | hēliuma | hēliumiid | ||||||||||||||||||||
Genitive | hēliuma | hēliumiid | ||||||||||||||||||||
Illative | hēliumii | hēliumiidda | ||||||||||||||||||||
Locative | hēliumis | hēliumiin | ||||||||||||||||||||
Comitative | hēliumiin | hēliumiiguin | ||||||||||||||||||||
Essive | hēliumin | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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
Norwegian Bokmål
Noun
helium n (definite singular heliumet)
- (uncountable) helium (chemical symbol He)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
helium n (definite singular heliumet)
- (uncountable) helium (chemical symbol He)
Swedish
Pronunciation
Noun
helium n (definite singular heliumet or heliet or helium)
Declension
Declension of helium | ||||
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Indefinite | Definite | |||
Nominative | helium | heliumet | — | — |
Genitive | heliums | heliumets | — | — |
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