helium

English

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helium

Wikipedia

Etymology

From New Latin helium, from Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun”) (because its presence was first theorised in the Sun's atmosphere) with the suffix +‎ -ium. Probably coined by Norman Lockyer. This suffix is unusual, because it is usually used only for metallic elements. It is likely that Lockyer, being an astronomer, was unaware of the usual chemical conventions.

Pronunciation

• enPR: hē'lē-əm, IPA^(key): /ˈhiː.li.əm/

• Audio (US)

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• Hyphenation: he‧li‧um

Noun

helium (countable and uncountable, plural heliums)

2. (uncountable) The second lightest chemical element (symbol He) with an atomic number of 2 and atomic weight of 4.002602, a colorless, odorless and inert noble gas.
   • 1997, Ian McEwan, Enduring Love, Vintage (1998), page 3:

     It was an enormous balloon filled with helium, that elemental gas forged from hydrogen in the nuclear furnace of the stars.

3. (countable) A form or sample of the element.

Synonyms

• E939 when used as a packaging gas

Derived terms

Related terms

• helio-
• Helios

Translations

References

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

Afrikaans

Afrikaans Wikipedia has an article on:

helium

Wikipedia ^af

Pronunciation

• Audio

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• Hyphenation: he‧li‧um

Noun

helium (uncountable)

1. helium

Hypernyms

• edelgas

Czech

Alternative forms

• hélium

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin helium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):
• Hyphenation: he‧lium

Noun

helium n

1. helium

Declension

Danish

Danish Wikipedia has an article on:

helium

Wikipedia ^da

Noun

helium n (definite singular heliummet or heliumet)

1. (uncountable) helium (chemical symbol He)

Dutch

Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:

helium

Wikipedia ^nl

Etymology

Borrowed from English helium. Derived from Ancient Greek ἥλῐος (hḗlios).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɦeː.li.ʏm/

• Audio

  (file)

• Hyphenation: he‧li‧um

Noun

helium n (uncountable)

1. helium

Derived terms

• heliumatoom
• heliumballon
• heliumgas

Finnish

Finnish Wikipedia has an article on:

helium

Wikipedia ^fi

Etymology

From New Latin hēlium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhelium/,
• Rhymes: -elium
• Syllabification^(key): he‧li‧um

Noun

helium

1. helium

Declension

Derived terms

Further reading

• “helium”, 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

Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun”) +‎ -ium (chemical element suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈheː.li.um/,
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈe.li.um/,

Noun

hēlium n (genitive hēliī); second declension

Latin Wikipedia has an article on:

helium

Wikipedia ^la

1. (New Latin, chemistry) helium

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter).

Descendants

• → Italian: elio

Limburgish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key):

Noun

helium n

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

Malay

Malay Wikipedia has an article on:

helium

Wikipedia ^ms

Alternative forms

• هيليوم

Etymology

From English helium, from New Latin helium, from Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /heliom/
• Rhymes: -iom, -jom, -om

Noun

helium (Jawi spelling هيليوم)

1. helium (chemical element)

Northern Sami

Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian helium.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈheːliːum/

Noun

hēlium

1. helium

Inflection

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

Norwegian Bokmål

 helium on Norwegian Wikipedia

Pronunciation

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Noun

helium n (definite singular heliumet)

1. (uncountable) helium (chemical symbol He)

Norwegian Nynorsk

 helium on Norwegian Nynorsk Wikipedia

Pronunciation

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Noun

helium n (definite singular heliumet)

1. (uncountable) helium (chemical symbol He)

Swedish

 helium on Swedish Wikipedia

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈheːlɪɵm/

• Audio

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Noun

helium n (definite singular heliumet or heliet or helium)

1. (uncountable) helium

Declension