argon

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

• (US) enPR: är'gŏn, IPA^(key): /ˈɑːɹɡɒn/

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argon (countable and uncountable, plural argons)

1. 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.
2. (countable) A single atom of this element.

• E938 when used as a packaging gas

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

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

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• Hyphenation: ar‧gon

argon (uncountable)

1. argon

• edelgas

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

argon m inan

1. argon (chemical element)

• argon in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• argon in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

• IPA^(key): [ˈɑːɡʌn]

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

1. argon

• “argon” in Den Danske Ordbog
• “argon” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈɑr.ɣɔn/

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• Hyphenation: ar‧gon

argon n (uncountable)

1. argon

• → Indonesian: argon

Internationalism, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀργόν (argón).

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

argon

1. argon

• “argon”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

• IPA^(key): /aʁ.ɡɔ̃/

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argon m (uncountable)

1. argon

• Lingala: alago

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

• rogna

• árgon (reintegrationist)

• Hyphenation: ar‧gon

argon m (uncountable)

1. argon

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

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

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

argon (usually uncountable, plural argonok)

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

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

argon n (genitive singular argons, no plural)

1. argon (chemical element)

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

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

argon (first-person possessive argonku, second-person possessive argonmu, third-person possessive argonnya)

1. argon (chemical element)

• “argon” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

• argo

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈar.ɡon/
• Rhymes: -arɡon
• Hyphenation: àr‧gon

argon m (uncountable)

1. (chemistry) argon

• Grano, Ragno, grano, ragno, rango, rogna

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

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

ārgon n (genitive ārgī); second declension

1. (New Latin) argon

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

• ārgōnum

• IPA^(key): [ˈa˨ʁʝo˦n]

argon n

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

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

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

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

1. argon (chemical element)

Borrowed from Italian argon.

• IPA^(key): /ˈar.ɡɔn/

argon m

1. (chemistry) argon

Borrowed from English argon.

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

1. argon

Borrowed from Norwegian argon.

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈarːkon/

argon

1. argon

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

argon m (uncountable)

1. argon

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈar.ɡɔn/
• Rhymes: -arɡɔn
• Syllabification: ar‧gon

argon m inan

1. (chemistry) argon

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

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

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

argon n (uncountable)

1. argon (chemical element)

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

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

àrgōn m (Cyrillic spelling а̀рго̄н)

1. argon

• IPA^(key): /áːrɡɔn/, /arɡóːn/

argọ̑n or argón m inan

1. argon

• “argon”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran

• IPA^(key): /arˈɡoːn/

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argon n

1. argon

• argon in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• argon in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• argon in Svenska Akademiens ordbok (SAOB)

• organ

Borrowed from French argon.

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

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argon (definite accusative argonu, plural argonlar)

1. argon

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

• IPA^(key): /ˈarɡɔn/
• Rhymes: -arɡɔn

argon m (uncountable)

1. argon

• 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