crypton

English

Noun

crypton (plural cryptons)

1. Synonym of mitosome.

Latin

Chemical element (edit)
Kr Atomic number 36 crypton
Classification data Period 4 Group 18 Block p-block Class noble gas
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Latin Wikipedia article on Crypton

Alternative forms

• krypton, cryptum

Etymology

Etymology tree

Ancient Greek κρῠ́πτω (krŭ́ptō)

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *-ós

Proto-Indo-European *-ós

Proto-Hellenic *-ós

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Ancient Greek -ος (-os)influ.

Ancient Greek -ός (-ós)

Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós)der.

Latin crypton

Derived from Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, “hidden”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈkryp.tɔn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈkrip.ton]

Noun

crypton n (genitive cryptī); second declension

1. krypton (chemical element 36)

Declension

Second-declension noun (neuter, Greek-type).

	singular	plural
nominative	crypton	crypta
genitive	cryptī	cryptōrum
dative	cryptō	cryptīs
accusative	crypton	crypta
ablative	cryptō	cryptīs
vocative	crypton	crypta

Welsh

Chemical element (edit)
Kr Atomic number 36 crypton
Classification data Period 4 Group 18 Block p-block Class noble gas
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Etymology

Borrowed from English krypton, from Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, “hidden”).

Pronunciation

• (North Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkrɨ̞ptɔn/
• (South Wales) IPA^(key): /ˈkrɪptɔn/
• Rhymes: -ɨ̞ptɔn

Noun

crypton m (uncountable)

1. krypton

Mutation

Mutated forms of crypton

radical	soft	nasal	aspirate
crypton	grypton	nghrypton	chrypton

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