Neon in Scrabble Dictionary

Valid words made from Neon

You can make 11 words from 'neon' in our Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

• 4 letters words from 'neon'
• 3 letters words from 'neon'
• 2 letters words from 'neon'

4 letters words from 'neon'

NEON 4

NONE 4

3 letters words from 'neon'

EON 3	NON 3
ONE 3

2 letters words from 'neon'

EN 2	NE 2
NO 2	OE 2
ON 2

Definitions and meaning of neon

neon

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νέον (néon), neuter of νέος (néos, “new”), from earlier *νέϝος (*néwos), from Proto-Hellenic *newos, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos.

Pronunciation

• enPR: nē'ŏn, IPA^(key): /ˈni.ɒn/
• Hyphenation: ne‧on

Noun

neon (countable and uncountable, plural neons)

2. (uncountable) The chemical element (symbol Ne) with an atomic number of 10. The second of the noble gases, it is a colourless, odorless inert gas.
3. (countable) A form or sample of the element.
4. (countable, uncountable) Neon signs or lights, collectively.
   • 2009, Jason Syner, How to Install Automotive Mobile Electronic Systems (page 27)

     Neons and LED lighting can be controlled by remotes.

5. (countable) A neon tetra fish.

Derived terms

Translations

Adjective

neon (not comparable)

1. (of a color) That resembles a neon light; extremely bright; fluorescent

Translations

References

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

Anagrams

• none

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Afrikaans

Noun

neon (uncountable)

1. neon

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Basque

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ne.on/

Noun

neon inan

1. neon

Declension

Noun

neon inan

1. neon sign

Declension

Further reading

• “neon” in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia, euskaltzaindia.eus

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Czech

Alternative forms

• neón

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnɛon]
• Hyphenation: neon

Noun

neon m inan

1. neon

Declension

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Danish

Noun

neon

1. neon

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English neon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈneː.ɔn/
• Hyphenation: ne‧on
• Rhymes: -eːɔn

Noun

neon n (uncountable)

1. neon

Derived terms

• neongas
• neonlamp
• neonlicht
• neonreclame

Anagrams

• none

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Faroese

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νέον (néon), neuter of νέος (néos, “new”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈneːɔn/

Noun

neon n (genitive singular neons, uncountable)

1. neon

Declension

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Finnish

Noun

neon

1. neon

Declension

Anagrams

• enon, noen

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Galician

Noun

neon m (uncountable)

1. neon

Further reading

• “neon” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

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Hungarian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈnɛon]
• Hyphenation: ne‧on
• Rhymes: -on

Noun

neon (usually uncountable, plural neonok)

1. neon (chemical element)

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

• neon in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh: A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (’The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language’). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962.

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Icelandic

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νέον (néon), neuter of νέος (néos, “new”), from earlier *νέϝος (*néwos), from Proto-Hellenic *newos, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos.

Noun

neon n (genitive singular neons, no plural)

1. neon

Declension

Derived terms

• neonljós

Further reading

• neon in Icelandic dictionaries at islex.is

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Italian

Alternative forms

• (obsolete) neo

Etymology

From New Latin neon, from Ancient Greek νέον (néon), neuter form of νέος (néos, “new”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɛ.on/, [ˈn̺ɛːon̺], [ˈn̺ɛːɔn̺]
• Hyphenation: nè‧on

Noun

neon m (invariable)

1. (chemistry) neon

Derived terms

• lampada al neon

Anagrams

• none
• onne

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Japanese

Romanization

neon

1. Rōmaji transcription of ネオン

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νέον (néon), neuter form of νέος (néos, “new”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈne.on/, [ˈneɔn]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈne.on/, [ˈnɛːɔn]

Noun

neon n (genitive neī); second declension

1. (New Latin) neon

Declension

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

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Limburgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈneː˦jɔ˧n]

Noun

neon n

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

Inflection

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Malay

Alternative forms

• نيون‎

Etymology

From English neon, from Ancient Greek νέον (néon), neuter of νέος (néos).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /neɔn/
• Rhymes: -ɔn

Noun

neon (Jawi spelling نيون)

1. neon (chemical element)

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Maltese

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

Noun

neon m

1. (chemistry) neon

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Northern Sami

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈneːon/

Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian neon.

Noun

nēon

1. neon

Inflection

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

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Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νέον (néon)

Noun

neon n (definite singular neonet, uncountable)

1. neon (chemical element with the symbol Ne)

Derived terms

• neonlys

References

• “neon” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “neon” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

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Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

From Ancient Greek νέον (néon)

Noun

neon n (definite singular neonet, uncountable)

1. neon (chemical element with the symbol Ne)

Derived terms

• neonlys

References

• “neon” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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Occitan

Noun

neon m (uncountable)

1. neon

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Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈnɛ.ɔn/

Noun

neon m inan

1. neon
2. neon sign, as used on buildings for advertising shops

Declension

Noun

neon m anim

1. tetra, some fish of genus Paracheirodon

Declension

Further reading

• neon in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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Portuguese

Noun

neon m (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of néon

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Romanian

Etymology

From French néon, from English neon, from Ancient Greek νέον (néon), neuter of νέος (néos, “new”), from earlier *νέϝος (*néwos), from Proto-Hellenic *newos, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /neˈon/
• Hyphenation: ne‧on

Noun

neon n (uncountable)

1. neon (chemical element)

Declension

References

• neon in DEX online - Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From New Latin neon, from Ancient Greek νέον (néon).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ně̞o̞ːn/
• Hyphenation: ne‧on

Noun

nèōn m (Cyrillic spelling нѐо̄н)

1. neon

Declension

References

• “neon” in Hrvatski jezični portal

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Slovene

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /néːɔn/

Noun

nẹ̑on m inan

1. neon

Inflection

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Swedish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nɛˈoːn/

Noun

neon n (uncountable)

1. neon

Declension

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Turkish

Etymology

Borrowed from French néon.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [nɛon]
• Hyphenation: ne‧on

Noun

neon (definite accusative neonu, plural neonlar)

1. neon (chemical element)

Declension

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Venetian

Noun

neon m (invariable)

1. neon

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Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• nê-ông

Etymology

From French néon, from New Latin neon, from Ancient Greek νέον (néon).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ne˧˧ ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [nej˧˧ ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [nej˧˧ ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧]
• Phonetic: nê ông

Noun

neon

1. neon (element)

Source: wiktionary.org

• a gaseous element.
  (source: Collins Scrabble Dictionary)

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