krypton

See also: Krypton and kryptón

English

Chemical element
Kr
Previous: bromine (Br)
Next: rubidium (Rb)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, “hidden”) + -on, used for all noble gases.

Pronunciation

• enPR: krĭp'tŏn, IPA^(key): /ˈkɹɪptɒn/

• Audio (General American); /ˈkɹɪptɒn/:

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• Audio (Southern England); /kɹɪpˈtən/:

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Noun

krypton (countable and uncountable, plural kryptons)

English Wikipedia has an article on:

krypton

Wikipedia

2. (uncountable) The chemical element (symbol Kr) with an atomic number of 36. It is a colourless, odourless noble gas that only reacts with fluorine. It is one of the rarest gases in the Earth's atmosphere.
3. (countable) An atom of this element.

Derived terms

• kryptide
• krypton-85
• krypton difluoride
• krypton fluoride
• kryptonide
• radiokrypton

Related terms

• kryptonate

Translations

a chemical element

Afrikaans: kripton (af) Albanian: kripton Arabic: كْرِبْتُون m (kribtōn) Armenian: կրիպտոն (hy) (kripton) Asturian: criptón (ast) m Basque: kriptona Belarusian: крыпто́н m (kryptón) Breton: kripton Bulgarian: крипто́н m (kriptón) Catalan: criptó (ca) Chinese: Mandarin: 氪 (zh) (kè) Cornish: krypton Czech: krypton (cs) Danish: krypton (da) n Dutch: krypton (nl) n Esperanto: kriptono (eo) Estonian: krüptoon (et) Faroese: krypton n Finnish: krypton (fi) French: krypton (fr) m Friulian: criton Galician: cripton (gl) Georgian: კრიპტონი (ḳriṗṭoni) German: Krypton (de) n Greek: κρυπτό (el) n (kryptó) Hebrew: קריפטון (he) (kriptón) Hindi: लीनाति (līnāti) Hungarian: kripton (hu) Icelandic: krypton (is) Interlingua: krypton Irish: crioptón (ga) Italian: cripto (it) m, kripto m, krypto m Japanese: クリプトン (ja) (kuriputon) Kashubian: kriptón Kazakh: криптон (kripton) Khmer: គ្រីបតុង (kriiptong) Korean: 크립톤 (ko) (keuripton) Latin: krypton (la) Latvian: kriptons m Lithuanian: kriptonas (lt) Luxembourgish: Krypton Macedonian: крипто́н m (kriptón) Malay: kripton Maltese: kriptu Manx: krypton Mongolian: криптон (kripton) Norwegian: krypton (no) Occitan: cripton (oc) m Polish: krypton (pl) m Portuguese: crípton (pt) m, criptônio (pt) m Romanian: kripton (ro) n Russian: крипто́н (ru) m (kriptón) Sanskrit: लीनाति (līnāti) Scottish Gaelic: criopton Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: криптон m Roman: kripton (sh) Slovak: kryptón (sk) Slovene: kripton (sl) Spanish: criptón (es) m Swedish: krypton (sv) n Tagalog: kripton Tajik: kripton Tamil: மறைவியம் (maṟaiviyam) Telugu: క్రిప్టాన్ (te) (kripṭān) Thai: คริปทอน (kríp-tɔ̂n) Turkish: kripton (tr) Ukrainian: крипто́н m (kryptón) Uzbek: kripton (uz), криптон (uz) (kripton) Vietnamese: kripton (vi) Volapük: kriptin (vo) Welsh: crypton (cy) West Frisian: krypton Yiddish: קריפּטאָן m (kripton)

See also

• kryptonite

References

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

Cornish

Chemical element
Kr
Previous: bromin (Br)
Next: rubidiom (Rb)

Etymology

Borrowed from English krypton.

Noun

krypton m

1. krypton

Mutation

Mutation of krypton

unmutated	soft	aspirate	hard	mixed	mixed after 'th
krypton	grypton	unchanged	unchanged	unchanged	unchanged

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

Czech

Czech Wikipedia has an article on:

krypton

Wikipedia ^cs

Chemical element
Kr
Previous: brom (Br)
Next: rubidium (Rb)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈkrɪpton]
• IPA^(key): [ˈkrɪptoːn]

Noun

krypton m inan

1. krypton

Declension

Declension of krypton (hard masculine inanimate)

	singular	plural
nominative	krypton	kryptony
genitive	kryptonu	kryptonů
dative	kryptonu	kryptonům
accusative	krypton	kryptony
vocative	kryptone	kryptony
locative	kryptonu	kryptonech
instrumental	kryptonem	kryptony

Danish

Danish Wikipedia has an article on:

krypton

Wikipedia ^da

Chemical element
Kr
Previous: brom (Br)
Next: rubidium (Rb)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek κρυπτόν (kruptón).

Noun

krypton n (singular definite kryptonet, not used in plural form)

1. krypton

Declension

Declension of krypton

neuter gender	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	krypton	kryptonet
genitive	kryptons	kryptonets

References

• “krypton” in Den Danske Ordbog

Dutch

Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:

krypton

Wikipedia ^nl

Chemical element
Kr
Previous: broom (Br)
Next: rubidium (Rb)

Etymology

Borrowed from English krypton.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkrɪp.tɔn/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: kryp‧ton

Noun

krypton n (uncountable)

1. krypton

Derived terms

• kryptoniet

Finnish

Finnish Wikipedia has an article on:

krypton

Wikipedia ^fi

Etymology

Internationalism (see English krypton).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkrypton/, [ˈkrypt̪o̞n]
• Rhymes: -ypton
• Syllabification^(key): kryp‧ton
• Hyphenation^(key): kryp‧ton

Noun

krypton

1. krypton

Declension

Inflection of krypton (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)
nominative		krypton	kryptonit
genitive		kryptonin	kryptonien kryptoneiden kryptoneitten
partitive		kryptonia	kryptoneita kryptoneja
illative		kryptoniin	kryptoneihin
		singular	plural
nominative		krypton	kryptonit
accusative	nom.	krypton	kryptonit
	gen.	kryptonin
genitive		kryptonin	kryptonien kryptoneiden kryptoneitten
partitive		kryptonia	kryptoneita kryptoneja
inessive		kryptonissa	kryptoneissa
elative		kryptonista	kryptoneista
illative		kryptoniin	kryptoneihin
adessive		kryptonilla	kryptoneilla
ablative		kryptonilta	kryptoneilta
allative		kryptonille	kryptoneille
essive		kryptonina	kryptoneina
translative		kryptoniksi	kryptoneiksi
abessive		kryptonitta	kryptoneitta
instructive		—	kryptonein
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of krypton (Kotus type 6/paperi, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kryptonini kryptonini accusative nom. kryptonini kryptonini gen. kryptonini genitive kryptonini kryptonieni kryptoneideni kryptoneitteni partitive kryptoniani kryptoneitani kryptonejani inessive kryptonissani kryptoneissani elative kryptonistani kryptoneistani illative kryptoniini kryptoneihini adessive kryptonillani kryptoneillani ablative kryptoniltani kryptoneiltani allative kryptonilleni kryptoneilleni essive kryptoninani kryptoneinani translative kryptonikseni kryptoneikseni abessive kryptonittani kryptoneittani instructive — — comitative — kryptoneineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative kryptonisi kryptonisi accusative nom. kryptonisi kryptonisi gen. kryptonisi genitive kryptonisi kryptoniesi kryptoneidesi kryptoneittesi partitive kryptoniasi kryptoneitasi kryptonejasi inessive kryptonissasi kryptoneissasi elative kryptonistasi kryptoneistasi illative kryptoniisi kryptoneihisi adessive kryptonillasi kryptoneillasi ablative kryptoniltasi kryptoneiltasi allative kryptonillesi kryptoneillesi essive kryptoninasi kryptoneinasi translative kryptoniksesi kryptoneiksesi abessive kryptonittasi kryptoneittasi instructive — — comitative — kryptoneinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kryptonimme kryptonimme accusative nom. kryptonimme kryptonimme gen. kryptonimme genitive kryptonimme kryptoniemme kryptoneidemme kryptoneittemme partitive kryptoniamme kryptoneitamme kryptonejamme inessive kryptonissamme kryptoneissamme elative kryptonistamme kryptoneistamme illative kryptoniimme kryptoneihimme adessive kryptonillamme kryptoneillamme ablative kryptoniltamme kryptoneiltamme allative kryptonillemme kryptoneillemme essive kryptoninamme kryptoneinamme translative kryptoniksemme kryptoneiksemme abessive kryptonittamme kryptoneittamme instructive — — comitative — kryptoneinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative kryptoninne kryptoninne accusative nom. kryptoninne kryptoninne gen. kryptoninne genitive kryptoninne kryptonienne kryptoneidenne kryptoneittenne partitive kryptonianne kryptoneitanne kryptonejanne inessive kryptonissanne kryptoneissanne elative kryptonistanne kryptoneistanne illative kryptoniinne kryptoneihinne adessive kryptonillanne kryptoneillanne ablative kryptoniltanne kryptoneiltanne allative kryptonillenne kryptoneillenne essive kryptoninanne kryptoneinanne translative kryptoniksenne kryptoneiksenne abessive kryptonittanne kryptoneittanne instructive — — comitative — kryptoneinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative kryptoninsa kryptoninsa accusative nom. kryptoninsa kryptoninsa gen. kryptoninsa genitive kryptoninsa kryptoniensa kryptoneidensa kryptoneittensa partitive kryptoniaan kryptoniansa kryptoneitaan kryptonejaan kryptoneitansa kryptonejansa inessive kryptonissaan kryptonissansa kryptoneissaan kryptoneissansa elative kryptonistaan kryptonistansa kryptoneistaan kryptoneistansa illative kryptoniinsa kryptoneihinsa adessive kryptonillaan kryptonillansa kryptoneillaan kryptoneillansa ablative kryptoniltaan kryptoniltansa kryptoneiltaan kryptoneiltansa allative kryptonilleen kryptonillensa kryptoneilleen kryptoneillensa essive kryptoninaan kryptoninansa kryptoneinaan kryptoneinansa translative kryptonikseen kryptoniksensa kryptoneikseen kryptoneiksensa abessive kryptonittaan kryptonittansa kryptoneittaan kryptoneittansa instructive — — comitative — kryptoneineen kryptoneinensa

Further reading

• “krypton”, 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 2 July 2023

French

French Wikipedia has an article on:

krypton

Wikipedia ^fr

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kʁip.tɔ̃/

• Audio (France (Brétigny-sur-Orge)):

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Noun

krypton m (uncountable)

1. krypton

Further reading

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

Icelandic

Icelandic Wikipedia has an article on:

krypton

Wikipedia ^is

Chemical element
Kr
Previous: bróm (Br)
Next: rúbidín (Rb)

Noun

krypton n (genitive singular kryptons, no plural)

1. krypton (chemical element)

Declension

Declension of krypton (sg-only neuter)

	singular
	indefinite	definite
nominative	krypton	kryptonið
accusative	krypton	kryptonið
dative	kryptoni	kryptoninu
genitive	kryptons	kryptonsins

Northern Sami

Etymology

Borrowed from Norwegian krypton.

Pronunciation

• (Kautokeino) IPA^(key): /ˈkrypton/

Noun

krypton

1. krypton

Inflection

Odd, no gradation
Nominative	krypton
Genitive	kryptona
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	krypton	kryptonat
Accusative	kryptona	kryptoniid
Genitive	kryptona	kryptoniid
Illative	kryptonii	kryptoniidda
Locative	kryptonis	kryptoniin
Comitative	kryptoniin	kryptoniiguin
Essive	kryptonin
Possessive forms Singular Dual Plural 1st person kryptonan kryptoneamẹ kryptoneamẹt 2nd person kryptonat kryptoneattẹ kryptoneattẹt 3rd person kryptonis kryptoneaskkạ kryptoneasẹt

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

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:

krypton

Wikipedia ^pl

Chemical element
Kr
Previous: brom (Br)
Next: rubid (Rb)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from New Latin crypton.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkrɘp.tɔn/

• Audio 1:

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• Audio 2:

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• Rhymes: -ɘptɔn
• Syllabification: kryp‧ton

Noun

krypton m inan (related adjective kryptonowy)

1. radon (chemical element (symbol Kr) with an atomic number of 36; a colorless, odorless noble gas that only reacts with fluorine; one of the rarest gases in the Earth's atmosphere)

Declension

Declension of krypton

	singular
nominative	krypton
genitive	kryptonu
dative	kryptonowi
accusative	krypton
instrumental	kryptonem
locative	kryptonie
vocative	kryptonie

Further reading

• krypton in Polish dictionaries at PWN
• krypton in PWN's encyclopedia

Swedish

Swedish Wikipedia has an article on:

krypton

Wikipedia ^sv

Chemical element
Kr
Previous: brom (Br)
Next: rubidium (Rb)

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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Noun

krypton n (uncountable)

1. krypton

Declension

Declension of krypton

		nominative	genitive
singular	indefinite	krypton	kryptons
	definite	kryptonet	kryptonets
plural	indefinite	—	—
	definite	—	—

References

• krypton in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• krypton in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)
• Svensk MeSH