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4-letter words (2 found)

NEON,NONE,

3-letter words (3 found)

EON,NON,ONE,

2-letter words (5 found)

EN,NE,NO,OE,ON,

1-letter words (1 found)

E,

You can make 11 words from neon according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of neon

neon

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek νέον (néon), neuter of νέος (néos, “new”), from earlier *νέϝος (*néwos), from Proto-Hellenic *newos, from Proto-Indo-European *néwos. By surface analysis, neo- +‎ -on (suffix used in all noble gases).

Pronunciation

  • enPR: nē'ŏn, IPA(key): /ˈni.ɒn/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈniˌɑn/
  • Rhymes: -iɒn
  • 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.
  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

Afrikaans

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: ne‧on

Noun

neon (uncountable)

  1. neon

Hypernyms

  • edelgas

Basque

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /neon/ [ne.õn]
  • Rhymes: -eon, -on
  • Hyphenation: ne‧on

Noun

neon inan

  1. neon

Declension

Noun

neon inan

  1. neon sign

Declension

Further reading

  • “neon”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]

Cornish

Etymology

Borrowed from English neon.

Noun

neon m

  1. neon

Czech

Alternative forms

  • neón

Pronunciation

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

Noun

neon m inan

  1. neon

Declension

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ancient Greek νέον (néon).

Noun

neon c (singular definite neonen or neonet, not used in plural form)

  1. neon

Declension

References

  • “neon” in Den Danske Ordbog

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

Esperanto

Noun

neon

  1. accusative singular of neo

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

Finnish

Etymology

Internationalism (see English neon), ultimately from Ancient Greek νέον (néon).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈneon/, [ˈne̞o̞n]
  • Rhymes: -eon
  • Syllabification(key): ne‧on
  • Hyphenation(key): ne‧on

Noun

neon

  1. neon

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

  • “neon”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎[1] (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

  • enon, noen

Galician

Noun

neon m (uncountable)

  1. neon

Further reading

  • “neon”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

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 Géza Bárczi, László Országh, et al., editors, A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára [The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (ÉrtSz.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN.

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 the Dictionary of Modern Icelandic (in Icelandic) and ISLEX (in the Nordic languages)

Irish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Munster) IPA(key): /ˈnʲoːn̪ˠ/
  • (Connacht, Ulster) IPA(key): /ˈn̠ʲoːnˠ/, /ˈn̠ʲoːn̪ˠ/

Noun

neon m (genitive singular neoin)

  1. neon (chemical element)

Declension

Further reading

  • Ó Dónaill, Niall (1977) “neon”, in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, Dublin: An Gúm, →ISBN

Italian

Alternative forms

  • neo (obsolete)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɛ.on/
  • Rhymes: -ɛon
  • Hyphenation: nè‧on

Noun

neon m (invariable)

  1. (chemistry) neon

Derived terms

  • lampada al neon

Anagrams

  • enno, none, onne

Japanese

Romanization

neon

  1. Rōmaji transcription of ネオン

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈne.ɔn]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈnɛː.on]

Noun

neon n (genitive neī); second declension

  1. (New Latin) neon

Declension

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

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)

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian neon.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɛː.ɔn/

Noun

neon m

  1. (chemistry) neon

Northern Sami

Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian neon.

Pronunciation

  • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈneːon/

Noun

nēon

  1. neon

Inflection

Further reading

  • 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

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).

Anagrams

  • -onen, noen, none, onne

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.

Occitan

Pronunciation

Noun

neon m (uncountable)

  1. neon

Polish

Etymology

Internationalism; compare English neon, French néon, German Neon, ultimately from Ancient Greek νέος (néos). Doublet of nowy.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈnɛ.ɔn/
  • Rhymes: -ɛɔn
  • Syllabification: ne‧on

Noun

neon m inan (related adjective neonowy)

  1. (uncountable) neon (chemical element)
  2. neon sign (sign used on buildings for advertising shops)

Declension

Noun

neon m animal

  1. tetra (any fish of genus Paracheirodon)

Declension

Derived terms

Related terms

Further reading

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

Portuguese

Noun

neon m (uncountable)

  1. alternative form of néon

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed 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) (in Romanian), 2004–2025

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 [Croatian language portal] (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2025

Slovene

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /néːɔn/

Noun

nẹ̑on m inan

  1. neon

Declension

Further reading

  • “neon”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU (in Slovene), 2014–2025

Swedish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nɛˈoːn/

Noun

neon n (uncountable)

  1. neon

Declension

Derived terms

  • neonlampa (“neon lamp”)
  • neonljus (“neon light”)
  • neonrör (“neon tube”)
  • neonskylt (“neon sign”)

References

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

Tagalog

Alternative forms

  • neyon
  • niyon

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish neón, from English neon, from Ancient Greek νέον (néon).

Pronunciation

  • (Standard Tagalog)
    • IPA(key): /neˈon/ [n̪ɛˈon̪]
      • Rhymes: -on
    • IPA(key): /ˈneon/ [ˈn̪ɛː.on̪] (English influence)
      • Rhymes: -eon
  • Syllabification: ne‧on

Noun

neón or neon (Baybayin spelling ᜈᜒᜌᜓᜈ᜔)

  1. (chemistry) neon (element)
  2. neon sign
  3. neon lamp

Further reading

  • “neon”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
  • Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 416

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

Venetan

Noun

neon m (invariable)

  1. neon

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˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [nej˧˧ ʔəwŋ͡m˧˧]
  • Phonetic spelling: nê ông

Noun

neon

  1. neon (element)

Welsh

Etymology

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): /ˈneː.ɔn/
  • Rhymes: -eːɔn

Noun

neon m (uncountable, not mutable)

  1. neon

Derived terms

References

  • R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “neon”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

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