radon
English edit
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Etymology edit
Contraction of radium emanation, since the element appears in the radioactive decay of radium.
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Noun edit
radon (uncountable)
- The chemical element (symbol Rn, formerly Ro) with atomic number 86. It is an odorless, colorless, chemically inert but radioactive noble gas.
- Radon-222 (22286Rn), the most stable isotope of said element.
Usage notes edit
The isotopes 222Rn, 220Rn, and 219Rn were discovered independently, and were called radon (Rn), thoron (Tn), and actinon (An) respectively. In 1957, it was finally decided that the name radon should refer to the element in general, regardless of isotope. Thoron still survives as a name for 220Rn today; actinon is mostly obsolete, because 219Rn is short-lived.[1]
Synonyms edit
- exradio (archaic)
- radeon (obsolete)
- radium emanation (obsolete)
Hyponyms edit
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Translations edit
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See also edit
References edit
- Radon on the British Royal Society of Chemistry's online periodic table
Anagrams edit
Afrikaans edit
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Pronunciation edit
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ra‧don
Noun edit
radon (uncountable)
Hypernyms edit
Basque edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio (file)
Noun edit
radon inan
Declension edit
indefinite | singular | |
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absolutive | radon | radona |
ergative | — | radonak |
dative | — | radonari |
genitive | — | radonaren |
comitative | — | radonarekin |
causative | — | radonarengatik |
benefactive | — | radonarentzat |
instrumental | radonez | radonaz |
inessive | — | radonean |
locative | — | — |
allative | — | — |
terminative | — | — |
directive | — | — |
destinative | — | — |
ablative | — | — |
partitive | radonik | — |
prolative | radontzat | — |
Further reading edit
- "radon" in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], euskaltzaindia.eus
Crimean Tatar edit
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Cyrillic | радон |
Roman |
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Russian радон (radon).
Noun edit
radon
Declension edit
singular | plural | |
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nominative | radon | radonlar |
genitive | radonnıñ | radonlarnıñ |
dative | radonğa | radonlarğa |
accusative | radonnı | radonlarnı |
locative | radonda | radonlarda |
ablative | radondan | radonlardan |
References edit
Czech edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
radon m inan
Declension edit
Danish edit
Noun edit
radon
Dutch edit
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Audio (file)
Noun edit
radon n (uncountable)
Esperanto edit
Noun edit
radon
- accusative singular of rado
Finnish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
radon
Declension edit
Inflection of radon (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) | ||||
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nominative | radon | radonit | ||
genitive | radonin | radonien radoneiden radoneitten | ||
partitive | radonia | radoneita radoneja | ||
illative | radoniin | radoneihin | ||
singular | plural | |||
nominative | radon | radonit | ||
accusative | nom. | radon | radonit | |
gen. | radonin | |||
genitive | radonin | radonien radoneiden radoneitten | ||
partitive | radonia | radoneita radoneja | ||
inessive | radonissa | radoneissa | ||
elative | radonista | radoneista | ||
illative | radoniin | radoneihin | ||
adessive | radonilla | radoneilla | ||
ablative | radonilta | radoneilta | ||
allative | radonille | radoneille | ||
essive | radonina | radoneina | ||
translative | radoniksi | radoneiksi | ||
abessive | radonitta | radoneitta | ||
instructive | — | radonein | ||
comitative | See the possessive forms below. |
Derived terms edit
See also edit
Further reading edit
- “radon”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish][2] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03
Anagrams edit
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
radon m (uncountable)
Further reading edit
- “radon”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams edit
Galician edit
Noun edit
radon m (uncountable)
Hungarian edit
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radon (usually uncountable, plural radonok)
Declension edit
Inflection (stem in -o-, back harmony) | ||
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singular | plural | |
nominative | radon | radonok |
accusative | radont | radonokat |
dative | radonnak | radonoknak |
instrumental | radonnal | radonokkal |
causal-final | radonért | radonokért |
translative | radonná | radonokká |
terminative | radonig | radonokig |
essive-formal | radonként | radonokként |
essive-modal | — | — |
inessive | radonban | radonokban |
superessive | radonon | radonokon |
adessive | radonnál | radonoknál |
illative | radonba | radonokba |
sublative | radonra | radonokra |
allative | radonhoz | radonokhoz |
elative | radonból | radonokból |
delative | radonról | radonokról |
ablative | radontól | radonoktól |
non-attributive possessive - singular |
radoné | radonoké |
non-attributive possessive - plural |
radonéi | radonokéi |
Possessive forms of radon | ||
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possessor | single possession | multiple possessions |
1st person sing. | radonom | radonjaim |
2nd person sing. | radonod | radonjaid |
3rd person sing. | radonja | radonjai |
1st person plural | radonunk | radonjaink |
2nd person plural | radonotok | radonjaitok |
3rd person plural | radonjuk | radonjaik |
Icelandic edit
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Noun edit
radon n (genitive singular radons, no plural)
- radon (chemical element)
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Italian edit
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Noun edit
radon m (invariable)
Anagrams edit
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Romanization edit
radon
Latin edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈra.don/, [ˈräd̪ɔn]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈra.don/, [ˈräːd̪on]
Noun edit
radon n (genitive radī); second declension
Declension edit
Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).
Case | Singular | Plural |
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Nominative | radon | rada |
Genitive | radī | radōrum |
Dative | radō | radīs |
Accusative | radon | rada |
Ablative | radō | radīs |
Vocative | radon | rada |
Malay edit
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radon
- radon (chemical element)
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radon m
Polish edit
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radon m inan
- radon (chemical element, Rn, atomic number 86)
Declension edit
Further reading edit
- radon in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
radon n (uncountable)
Declension edit
Serbo-Croatian edit
Noun edit
radon m (Cyrillic spelling радон)
Slovene edit
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Noun edit
radọ̑n or radón m inan
Inflection edit
Masculine inan., hard o-stem | ||
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nominative | rádon | |
genitive | rádona | |
singular | ||
nominative (imenovȃlnik) |
rádon | |
genitive (rodȋlnik) |
— | |
dative (dajȃlnik) |
— | |
accusative (tožȋlnik) |
— | |
locative (mẹ̑stnik) |
rádonu | |
instrumental (orọ̑dnik) |
rádonom |
Further reading edit
- “radon”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
Swedish edit
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Noun edit
radon n (uncountable)
Declension edit
Declension of radon | ||||
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Uncountable | ||||
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Nominative | radon | radonet | — | — |
Genitive | radons | radonets | — | — |
Anagrams edit
Turkish edit
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Audio (file)
Noun edit
radon (definite accusative radonu, plural radonlar)
Declension edit
Inflection | ||
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Nominative | radon | |
Definite accusative | radonu | |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | radon | radonlar |
Definite accusative | radonu | radonları |
Dative | radona | radonlara |
Locative | radonda | radonlarda |
Ablative | radondan | radonlardan |
Genitive | radonun | radonların |
Further reading edit
- “radon”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu
Welsh edit
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Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- (North Wales) IPA(key): /ˈradɔn/
- (South Wales) IPA(key): /ˈra(ː)dɔn/
- Rhymes: -adon
Noun edit
radon m (uncountable, not mutable)
References edit
- R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “radon”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies