edelgas

== Afrikaans == === Etymology === From Dutch edelgas, from German Edelgas. Equivalent to edel (“noble”) +‎ gas. === Noun === edelgas (plural edelgasse) (chemistry) noble gas (any of the elements of group 18 of the periodic table) == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from German Edelgas. Equivalent to edel (“noble”) +‎ gas. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈeː.dəlˌɣɑs/ Hyphenation: edel‧gas === Noun === edelgas n (plural edelgassen, no diminutive) noble gas (element of group 18 of the periodic table) ==== Usage notes ==== Considered a Germanism until the mid to late twentieth century and frowned upon by purists at the time.