фотон

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Bulgarian

Etymology

Scientific term from English photon coined in 19th century. Morphologically formed as фото (foto, photo) +‎ -он (-on).

Pronunciation

Noun

фото́н (fotónm (relational adjective фото́нен)

  1. (particle physics) photon, quantum of light (bosonic unit-particle of the electromagnetic force)

Declension

References

  • фотон”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Sofia: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, 2014
  • фотон”, in Речник на българския език [Dictionary of the Bulgarian Language] (in Bulgarian), Chitanka, 2010

Kazakh

Alternative scripts
Arabic فوتون
Cyrillic фотон
Latin foton
Kazakh Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

Borrowed from Russian фото́н (fotón), from English photon.

Noun

фотон (foton)

  1. (physics) photon

Declension

Russian

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -on

Noun

фото́н (fotónm inan (genitive фото́на, nominative plural фото́ны, genitive plural фото́нов)

  1. (physics) photon
  2. (astronautics) Foton (Soviet and Russian science satellites)
  3. (video games) Photon (Soviet arcade cabinet)

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Descendants

  • Armenian: ֆոտոն (foton)
  • Kazakh: фотон (foton)

Serbo-Croatian

Noun

фо̀то̄н m (Latin spelling fòtōn)

  1. photon

Declension

Ukrainian

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Etymology

Borrowed from English photon, ultimately from Ancient Greek φῶς, φωτός (phôs, phōtós).

Pronunciation

Noun

фото́н (fotónm inan (genitive фото́на, nominative plural фото́ни, genitive plural фото́нів)

  1. (physics) photon

Declension

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