# elektron
## Afrikaans
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

elektron (plural elektrone)
* (physics) electron

## Czech
### Etymology

Borrowed from English electron.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɛlɛktron]

### Noun

elektron m inan
* (physics) electron (elementary particle)
* electron (alloy of magnesium and aluminum)

#### Derived terms

* elektronika
* elektronka
* elektronový

#### Related terms

* See elektro-
* elektrika
* elektrikář
* elektro
* elektronický
* elektřina

### References

* ↑ Jiří Rejzek (2007) “elektron”, in Český etymologický slovník (in Czech), Leda

### Further reading

* “elektron”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
* “elektron”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
* “elektron”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025

## Danish
### Pronunciation

* Rhymes: -oːˀn

### Noun

elektron c (singular definite elektronen, plural indefinite elektroner)
* electron

#### Declension
### References

* “elektron” in Den Danske Ordbog

## Dutch
### Alternative forms

* electron (superseded)

### Etymology

Borrowed from English electron. Equivalent to a blend of elektro- +‎ ion, subsequently analysable as elektro- +‎ -on.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˌeːˈlɛk.trɔn/
* Audio:(file)
* Hyphenation: elek‧tron

### Noun

elektron n (plural elektronen, diminutive elektrontje n or elektronnetje n)
* electron (the negatively charged subatomic particles that orbit nuclei of atoms)

#### Derived terms

* elektronenbuis
* elektronenmicroscoop
* elektronneutrino
* elektronvolt

#### Related terms

* elektrisch
* elektro-
* elektrum

#### Descendants

* → Indonesian: elektron

## Esperanto
### Noun

elektron
* accusative singular of elektro

## Hungarian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɛlɛktron]
* Hyphenation: elekt‧ron
* Rhymes: -on

### Noun

elektron (countable and uncountable, plural elektronok)
* (physics) electron (negatively charged subatomic particle)
* (chemistry) electron (alloys of magnesium and other metals, like aluminum or zinc, that were manufactured by the German company Chemische Fabrik Griesheim-Elektron)

#### Derived terms

* elektronágyú
* elektronmikroszkóp

### Further reading

* (particle): elektron in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
* (alloy): elektron in Bárczi, Géza and László Országh. A magyar nyelv értelmező szótára (“The Explanatory Dictionary of the Hungarian Language”, abbr.: ÉrtSz.). Budapest: Akadémiai Kiadó, 1959–1962. Fifth ed., 1992: →ISBN
* elektron 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).

## Indonesian
### Etymology

From Dutch elektron, electron, from English electron.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [ˈɛlɛk̚trɔn]
* Hyphenation: èlèk‧tron

### Noun

èlèktron (plural elektron-elektron)
* (physics) electron: The subatomic particle having a negative charge and orbiting the nucleus; the flow of electrons in a conductor constitutes electricity

#### Hyponyms

* elektron bebas
* elektron konkulasi
* elektron volt

#### Related terms

* elektrifikasi
* elektrik
* elektris
* elektro
* elektronik
* elektronika
* elektronis
* listrik

### Further reading

* “elektron” 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
### Noun

elektron m (uncountable)
* Alternative form of electron

## Malay
### Etymology

From English electron, from Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /elɛktrɔn/
* Rhymes: -ɔn
* Rhymes: -on

### Noun

elektron (plural elektron-elektron)
* (physics) electron (the negatively charged subatomic particles that orbit atoms)

## Norwegian Bokmål
### Etymology

From English electric +‎ -on.

### Noun

elektron n (definite singular elektronet, indefinite plural elektron or elektroner, definite plural elektrona or elektronene)
* (physics) an electron

### References

* “elektron” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

## Norwegian Nynorsk
### Etymology

From English electric +‎ -on.

### Noun

elektron n (definite singular elektronet, indefinite plural elektron, definite plural elektrona)
* (physics) an electron

### References

* “elektron” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

## Polish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɛˈlɛk.trɔn/
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -ɛktrɔn
* Syllabification: e‧lek‧tron

### Etymology 1

Borrowed from English electron.

#### Noun

elektron m inan
* (particle physics) electron (the negatively charged subatomic particles that orbit atoms)
    Coordinate term: antyelektron

##### Derived terms

* elektronowy

### Etymology 2

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἤλεκτρον (ḗlektron). Doublet of elektrum.

#### Noun

elektron m inan
* electrum (alloy of gold and silver)
    Synonym: elektrum
* electrum (mineral)
    Synonym: elektrum
* Elektron (the registered trademark of a wide range of magnesium alloys manufactured by a British company Magnesium Elektron Limited)

##### Declension
### Further reading

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

## Serbo-Croatian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /elěktroːn/
* Hyphenation: e‧lek‧tron

### Noun

elèktrōn m (Cyrillic spelling елѐктро̄н)
* (physics) electron

#### Declension
## Slovene
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɛlɛktròːn/

#### Noun

elektrọ́n m inan
* electron

##### Inflection
### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɛléːktrɔn/

#### Noun

elẹ̑ktron m inan
* electrum (alloy of gold and silver)

##### Inflection
### Further reading

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

## Swedish
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ɛlɛkˈtroːn/

### Noun

elektron c
* (physics) electron (the negatively charged subatomic particles that orbit atoms)

#### Declension
## Turkish
### Etymology

Borrowed from French électron.

### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)

### Noun

elektron (definite accusative elektronu, plural elektronlar)
* (physics) electron (the negatively charged subatomic particles that orbit atoms)