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Helium
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German
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin hēlium, from Ancient Greek ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun”). The name of the gas was a derivation from the Ancient Greek term for Sun because helium was the first element to be found in the Sun's atmosphere via spectroscopy.
Pronunciation
Noun
Helium n (strong, genitive Heliums, no plural)
- helium; the chemical element and lighest noble gas with the atomic number 2
- Helium ist das zweithäufigste Element im Universum. ― Helium is the second most common element in the universe.
- Heliumballon ― helium balloon
- Helium ist ein farbloses Gas. ― Helium is a colorless gas.
Declension
Declension of Helium [sg-only, neuter, strong]
Hypernyms
- Gas n
- chemisches Element n
- Edelgas n
Derived terms
- Heliumatom n
- Heliumaustritt m
- Heliumballon m
- Heliumbehälter m
- Heliumbestand m
- Heliumbrennen n
- Heliumeintritt m
- Heliumflasche f
- Heliumförderanlage f
- Heliumgas n
- Heliumhydrid m
- Heliumkern m
- Heliumkonzentration f
- Heliumlieferant m
- Heliumprobe f
- Heliumproduktion n
- Heliumverbrauch m
- Heliumverlust m
- Orthohelium n
- Parahelium n
- Reinsthelium n
Further reading
- “Helium” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “Helium” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “Helium” in Duden online
Helium on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
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Luxembourgish
Noun
Helium m (uncountable)
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