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helium

See also: Helium and hélium

English edit

 
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Chemical element
He
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Etymology edit

From New Latin helium, from Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun”) (because its presence was first theorised in the Sun's atmosphere) with the suffix +‎ -ium. Probably coined by Norman Lockyer. This suffix is unusual, because it is usually used only for metallic elements. It is likely that Lockyer, being an astronomer, was unaware of the usual chemical conventions.[1]

Pronunciation edit

  • enPR: hē'lē-əm, IPA(key): /ˈhiː.li.əm/
  • Audio (US)(file)
  • Hyphenation: he‧li‧um

Noun edit

helium (countable and uncountable, plural heliums)

  2. (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.
    • 1997, Ian McEwan, Enduring Love, Vintage (1998), page 3:
      It was an enormous balloon filled with helium, that elemental gas forged from hydrogen in the nuclear furnace of the stars.
  3. (countable) A form or sample of the element.

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References edit

  1. ^ William B. Jensen (2004) “Why Helium Ends in "-ium"”, in Journal of Chemical Education, volume 81, number 7, page 944

Afrikaans edit

 
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Chemical element
He
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Pronunciation edit

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  • Hyphenation: he‧li‧um

Noun edit

helium (uncountable)

  1. helium

Hypernyms edit

Czech edit

Chemical element
He
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Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin helium.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [ˈɦɛːlɪjum]
  • Hyphenation: he‧lium

Noun edit

helium n

  1. helium

Declension edit

Declension of helium (semisoft neuter foreign)
singular plural
nominative helium helia
genitive helia helií
dative heliu heliím
accusative helium helia
vocative helium helia
locative heliu heliích
instrumental heliem helii

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Chemical element
He
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Noun edit

helium n (definite singular heliummet or heliumet)

  1. (uncountable) helium (chemical symbol He)

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Chemical element
He
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Etymology edit

Borrowed from English helium. Derived from Ancient Greek ἥλῐος (hḗlios).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈɦeː.li.ʏm/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: he‧li‧um

Noun edit

helium n (uncountable)

  1. helium

Derived terms edit

Finnish edit

 
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Etymology edit

From New Latin hēlium.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈhelium/, [ˈhe̞lium]
  • Rhymes: -elium
  • Syllabification(key): he‧li‧um

Noun edit

element
He Previous: vety
Next: litium

helium

  1. helium

Declension edit

Inflection of helium (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
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.
Possessive forms of helium (Kotus type 5/risti, no gradation)
first-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative heliumini heliumini
accusative nom. heliumini heliumini
gen. heliumini
genitive heliumini heliumieni
partitive heliumiani heliumejani
inessive heliumissani heliumeissani
elative heliumistani heliumeistani
illative heliumiini heliumeihini
adessive heliumillani heliumeillani
ablative heliumiltani heliumeiltani
allative heliumilleni heliumeilleni
essive heliuminani heliumeinani
translative heliumikseni heliumeikseni
abessive heliumittani heliumeittani
instructive — —
comitative — heliumeineni
second-person singular possessor
singular plural
nominative heliumisi heliumisi
accusative nom. heliumisi heliumisi
gen. heliumisi
genitive heliumisi heliumiesi
partitive heliumiasi heliumejasi
inessive heliumissasi heliumeissasi
elative heliumistasi heliumeistasi
illative heliumiisi heliumeihisi
adessive heliumillasi heliumeillasi
ablative heliumiltasi heliumeiltasi
allative heliumillesi heliumeillesi
essive heliuminasi heliumeinasi
translative heliumiksesi heliumeiksesi
abessive heliumittasi heliumeittasi
instructive — —
comitative — heliumeinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative heliumimme heliumimme
accusative nom. heliumimme heliumimme
gen. heliumimme
genitive heliumimme heliumiemme
partitive heliumiamme heliumejamme
inessive heliumissamme heliumeissamme
elative heliumistamme heliumeistamme
illative heliumiimme heliumeihimme
adessive heliumillamme heliumeillamme
ablative heliumiltamme heliumeiltamme
allative heliumillemme heliumeillemme
essive heliuminamme heliumeinamme
translative heliumiksemme heliumeiksemme
abessive heliumittamme heliumeittamme
instructive — —
comitative — heliumeinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular plural
nominative heliuminne heliuminne
accusative nom. heliuminne heliuminne
gen. heliuminne
genitive heliuminne heliumienne
partitive heliumianne heliumejanne
inessive heliumissanne heliumeissanne
elative heliumistanne heliumeistanne
illative heliumiinne heliumeihinne
adessive heliumillanne heliumeillanne
ablative heliumiltanne heliumeiltanne
allative heliumillenne heliumeillenne
essive heliuminanne heliumeinanne
translative heliumiksenne heliumeiksenne
abessive heliumittanne heliumeittanne
instructive — —
comitative — heliumeinenne
third-person possessor
singular plural
nominative heliuminsa heliuminsa
accusative nom. heliuminsa heliuminsa
gen. heliuminsa
genitive heliuminsa heliumiensa
partitive heliumiaan
heliumiansa 		heliumejaan
heliumejansa
inessive heliumissaan
heliumissansa 		heliumeissaan
heliumeissansa
elative heliumistaan
heliumistansa 		heliumeistaan
heliumeistansa
illative heliumiinsa heliumeihinsa
adessive heliumillaan
heliumillansa 		heliumeillaan
heliumeillansa
ablative heliumiltaan
heliumiltansa 		heliumeiltaan
heliumeiltansa
allative heliumilleen
heliumillensa 		heliumeilleen
heliumeillensa
essive heliuminaan
heliuminansa 		heliumeinaan
heliumeinansa
translative heliumikseen
heliumiksensa 		heliumeikseen
heliumeiksensa
abessive heliumittaan
heliumittansa 		heliumeittaan
heliumeittansa
instructive — —
comitative — heliumeineen
heliumeinensa

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compounds

Further reading edit

Latin edit

Chemical element
He
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Etymology edit

From Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun”) +‎ -ium (chemical element suffix).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

hēlium n (genitive hēliī); second declension

 
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  1. (New Latin, chemistry) helium

Declension edit

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Case Singular Plural
Nominative hēlium hēlia
Genitive hēliī hēliōrum
Dative hēliō hēliīs
Accusative hēlium hēlia
Ablative hēliō hēliīs
Vocative hēlium hēlia

Descendants edit

  • → Italian: elio

Limburgish edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

helium n

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

Malay edit

 
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Chemical element
He
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Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From English helium, from New Latin helium, from Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios).

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

helium (Jawi spelling هيليوم)

  1. helium (chemical element)

Northern Sami edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Norwegian helium.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈheːliːum/

Noun edit

hēlium

  1. helium

Inflection edit

Odd, no gradation
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
Possessive forms
Singular Dual Plural
1st person hēliuman hēliumeamẹ hēliumeamẹt
2nd person hēliumat hēliumeattẹ hēliumeattẹt
3rd person hēliumis hēliumeaskkạ hēliumeasẹt

Further reading edit

  • 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

Norwegian Bokmål edit

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Chemical element
He
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Noun edit

helium n (definite singular heliumet)

  1. (uncountable) helium (chemical symbol He)

Norwegian Nynorsk edit

 helium on Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia
Chemical element
He
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Noun edit

helium n (definite singular heliumet)

  1. (uncountable) helium (chemical symbol He)

Swedish edit

 helium on Swedish Wikipedia
Chemical element
He
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Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

helium n (definite singular heliumet or heliet or helium)

  1. (uncountable) helium

Declension edit

Declension of helium 
Uncountable
Indefinite Definite
Nominative helium heliumet — —
Genitive heliums heliumets — —
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