# argon
## English
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (US) enPR: är'gŏn, IPA: /ˈɑːɹɡɒn/
* Audio (US):(file)

### Noun

argon (countable and uncountable, plural argons)
* 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.
* (countable) A single atom of this element.

#### Synonyms

* E938 when used as a packaging gas

#### Derived terms

* argide
* argon-36
* argon-38
* argon-40
* argonated
* argon chloride fluoride
* argon chloride hydride
* argon fluoride hydride
* argon fluorohydride
* argon hydrofluoride
* argonide
* argonium
* argonlike
* metaargon
* meta-argon
* metargon
* potassium-argon dating
* radioargon

#### Translations
### References

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

### Anagrams

* nagor, grano, angor, organ, rango, groan, rag on, Goran, Organ, Ongar, Angor, Agron, Garon, Rogan, Grano, Ragon, orang, Ronga

## Afrikaans
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: ar‧gon

### Noun

argon (uncountable)
* argon

#### Hypernyms

* edelgas

## Cornish
### Etymology

Borrowed from English argon.

### Noun

argon m
* argon

## Czech
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈarɡon]
* Hyphenation: ar‧gon

### Noun

argon m inan
* argon (chemical element)

#### Declension
### Further reading

* “argon”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “argon”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

## Danish
### Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀργόν (argón).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɑːɡʌn]

### Noun

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

#### Declension
### Further reading

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

## Dutch
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑr.ɣɔn/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: ar‧gon

### Noun

argon n (uncountable)
* argon

#### Descendants

* → Indonesian: argon

## Finnish
### Etymology

Internationalism, ultimately from Ancient Greek ἀργόν (argón).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑrɡon/, [ˈɑ̝rɡo̞n]
* Rhymes: -ɑrɡon
* Hyphenation: ar‧gon

### Noun

argon
* argon

#### Declension

Possessive forms of argon (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
argonini
argonini
accusative
nom.
argonini
argonini
gen.
argonini
genitive
argonini
argonieni argoneideni argoneitteni
partitive
argoniani
argoneitani argonejani
inessive
argonissani
argoneissani
elative
argonistani
argoneistani
illative
argoniini
argoneihini
adessive
argonillani
argoneillani
ablative
argoniltani
argoneiltani
allative
argonilleni
argoneilleni
essive
argoninani
argoneinani
translative
argonikseni
argoneikseni
abessive
argonittani
argoneittani
instructive
comitative
—argoneineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
argonisi
argonisi
accusative
nom.
argonisi
argonisi
gen.
argonisi
genitive
argonisi
argoniesi argoneidesi argoneittesi
partitive
argoniasi
argoneitasi argonejasi
inessive
argonissasi
argoneissasi
elative
argonistasi
argoneistasi
illative
argoniisi
argoneihisi
adessive
argonillasi
argoneillasi
ablative
argoniltasi
argoneiltasi
allative
argonillesi
argoneillesi
essive
argoninasi
argoneinasi
translative
argoniksesi
argoneiksesi
abessive
argonittasi
argoneittasi
instructive
comitative
—argoneinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
argonimme
argonimme
accusative
nom.
argonimme
argonimme
gen.
argonimme
genitive
argonimme
argoniemme argoneidemme argoneittemme
partitive
argoniamme
argoneitamme argonejamme
inessive
argonissamme
argoneissamme
elative
argonistamme
argoneistamme
illative
argoniimme
argoneihimme
adessive
argonillamme
argoneillamme
ablative
argoniltamme
argoneiltamme
allative
argonillemme
argoneillemme
essive
argoninamme
argoneinamme
translative
argoniksemme
argoneiksemme
abessive
argonittamme
argoneittamme
instructive
comitative
—argoneinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
argoninne
argoninne
accusative
nom.
argoninne
argoninne
gen.
argoninne
genitive
argoninne
argonienne argoneidenne argoneittenne
partitive
argonianne
argoneitanne argonejanne
inessive
argonissanne
argoneissanne
elative
argonistanne
argoneistanne
illative
argoniinne
argoneihinne
adessive
argonillanne
argoneillanne
ablative
argoniltanne
argoneiltanne
allative
argonillenne
argoneillenne
essive
argoninanne
argoneinanne
translative
argoniksenne
argoneiksenne
abessive
argonittanne
argoneittanne
instructive
comitative
—argoneinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
argoninsa
argoninsa
accusative
nom.
argoninsa
argoninsa
gen.
argoninsa
genitive
argoninsa
argoniensa argoneidensa argoneittensa
partitive
argoniaan argoniansa
argoneitaan argonejaan argoneitansa argonejansa
inessive
argonissaan argonissansa
argoneissaan argoneissansa
elative
argonistaan argonistansa
argoneistaan argoneistansa
illative
argoniinsa
argoneihinsa
adessive
argonillaan argonillansa
argoneillaan argoneillansa
ablative
argoniltaan argoniltansa
argoneiltaan argoneiltansa
allative
argonilleen argonillensa
argoneilleen argoneillensa
essive
argoninaan argoninansa
argoneinaan argoneinansa
translative
argonikseen argoniksensa
argoneikseen argoneiksensa
abessive
argonittaan argonittansa
argoneittaan argoneittansa
instructive
comitative
—argoneineen argoneinensa :

#### Derived terms

* argon-fluorihydridi

### Further reading

* “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

## French
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /aʁ.ɡɔ̃/
* Audio (Paris):(file)
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

argon m (uncountable)
* argon

#### Descendants

* Lingala: alago

### Further reading

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

### Anagrams

* rogna

## Galician
### Alternative forms

* árgon (reintegrationist)

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈaɾɡoŋ/ [ˈaɾ.ɣ̞oŋ]
* IPA: (standard) /ˈaɾɡoŋ/ [ˈaɾ.ɣ̞oŋ]
* IPA: (gheada) /ˈaɾħoŋ/ [ˈaɾ.ħoŋ]
* Rhymes: -aɾɡoŋ
* Rhymes: -aɾɡoŋ
* Rhymes: -aɾħoŋ
* Hyphenation: ar‧gon

### Noun

argon m (uncountable)
* argon

### Further reading

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

## Hungarian
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɒrɡon]
* Hyphenation: ar‧gon
* Rhymes: -on

### Noun

argon (usually uncountable, plural argonok)
* argon (a chemical element, symbol: Ar)

#### Declension
### References

* ↑ Tótfalusi, István. Idegenszó-tár: Idegen szavak értelmező és etimológiai szótára (’A Storehouse of Foreign Words: an explanatory and etymological dictionary of foreign words’). Budapest: Tinta Könyvkiadó, 2005. →ISBN

### Further reading

* argon in Nóra Ittzés, editor, A magyar nyelv nagyszótára [A Comprehensive Dictionary of the Hungarian Language] (Nszt.), Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 2006–2031 (work in progress; published a–ez as of 2024).

## Icelandic
### Noun

argon n (genitive singular argons, no plural)
* argon (chemical element)

#### Declension
## Indonesian
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈarɡɔn]
* Hyphenation: ar‧gon

### Noun

argon (plural argon-argon)
* argon (chemical element)

### Further reading

* “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.

## Italian
### Alternative forms

* argo

### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈar.ɡon/
* Rhymes: -arɡon
* Hyphenation: àr‧gon

### Noun

argon m (uncountable)
* (chemistry) argon

### Anagrams

* Grano, Ragno, grano, ragno, rango, rogna

## Latin
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /ˈaːr.ɡon/, [ˈäːrɡɔn]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /ˈar.ɡon/, [ˈärɡon]

### Noun

ārgon n (genitive ārgī); second declension
* (New Latin) argon

#### Declension

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

#### Synonyms

* ārgōnum

## Limburgish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈa˨ʁʝo˦n]

### Noun

argon n
* (uncountable) argon
* A part of argon

#### Inflection

This entry needs an inflection-table template.

## Malay
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /a(r)ɡɔn/
* Rhymes: -ɡɔn, -ɔn

### Noun

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

## Maltese
### Etymology

Borrowed from Italian argon.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈar.ɡɔn/

### Noun

argon m
* (chemistry) argon

## Manx
### Etymology

Borrowed from English argon.

### Noun

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

## Northern Sami
### Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian argon.

### Pronunciation

* (Kautokeino) IPA: /ˈarːkon/

### Noun

argon
* argon

#### Further reading

* 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

## Occitan
### Pronunciation

* This entry needs pronunciation information. If you are familiar with the IPA then please add some!

### Noun

argon m (uncountable)
* argon

## Polish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈar.ɡɔn/
* Rhymes: -arɡɔn
* Syllabification: ar‧gon

### Noun

argon m inan
* (chemistry) argon

#### Derived terms

* argonowy

### Further reading

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

## Romanian
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /arˈɡon/
* Hyphenation: ar‧gon

### Noun

argon n (uncountable)
* argon (chemical element)

#### Declension
### References

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

## Serbo-Croatian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ǎrɡoːn/
* Hyphenation: ar‧gon

### Noun

àrgōn m (Cyrillic spelling а̀рго̄н)
* argon

#### Declension
## Slovene
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /áːrɡɔn/, /arɡóːn/

### Noun

argọ̑n or argón m inan
* argon

#### Inflection
### Further reading

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

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /arˈɡoːn/
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

argon n
* argon

#### Declension
### References

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

### Anagrams

* organ

## Turkish
### Etymology

Borrowed from French argon.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [aɾɟón]
* Hyphenation: ar‧gon
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

argon (definite accusative argonu, plural argonlar)
* argon

#### Declension
## Welsh
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈarɡɔn/
* Rhymes: -arɡɔn

### Noun

argon m (uncountable)
* argon

### Mutation

Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in standard Welsh. All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.

### Further reading

* 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