pion
English edit
Etymology edit
pi + -on, as alteration of pi-meson.
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pion (plural pions)
- (physics) Any of three semistable mesons, having positive, negative or neutral charge, composed of up and down quarks/antiquarks.
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Afrikaans edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch pion, from French pion, from Middle French pion, from Old French peon, from Late Latin pedō.
Pronunciation edit
Audio: (file)
Noun edit
pion (plural pionne, diminutive pionnetjie)
- (chess) pawn; least valuable piece in chess
- a pawn; a person who has no control over their lot, usually manipulated by others to some end
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- (chess piece): boer
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Chess pieces in Afrikaans · skaakstukke (skaak + stukke) (layout · text) | |||||
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koning | dame | toring | loper | ruiter | pion |
Dutch edit
Etymology 1 edit
Borrowed from French pion, from Middle French pion, from Old French peon, from Late Latin pedō (“footman”).
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Noun edit
pion m (plural pionnen, diminutive pionnetje n)
- (chess) pawn
- (boardgames, by extension) piece, pawn (generic player piece in boardgames resembling the pawn in chess)
- (figurative) pawn (someone without control; one who is (easily) manipulated)
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Chess pieces in Dutch · schaakstukken (schaak + stukken) (layout · text) | |||||
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koning | koningin, dame | toren | loper, bisschop, raadsheer | paard | pion |
Etymology 2 edit
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pion n (plural pionen)
Esperanto edit
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pion
- accusative singular of pio
French edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Inherited from Old French peon, from Late Latin pedōnem, derived from Latin ped- (“foot”). Doublet of péon, which was borrowed from Spanish peón.
Noun edit
pion m (plural pions)
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pion m (plural pions, feminine pionne)
- (school slang) supervisor (in a school)
- Synonym: surveillant
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Chess pieces in French · pièces d’échecs (layout · text) | |||||
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roi | dame | tour | fou | cavalier | pion |
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Etymology 2 edit
English pion. By surface analysis, pi + -on (forming particle names).
Noun edit
pion m (plural pions)
Further reading edit
- “pion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
From Dutch pion (“pawn”), from French pion, from Old French peon, poon, paon, from Late Latin pedō, pedōnem (“footsoldier”), from Latin pēs, pedem (“foot”). Doublet of piung.
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pion
Descendants edit
- → Malay: pion
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Chess pieces in Indonesian · buah catur (see also: catur) (layout · text) | |||||
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raja | menteri, patih, ratu, ster | benteng | gajah, loper, menteri, luncung, luncur, peluncur | kuda | bidak, pion, prajurit |
Further reading edit
- “pion” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
Malay edit
Etymology edit
From Indonesian pion, from Dutch pion (“pawn”), from French pion, from Old French peon, poon, paon, from Late Latin pedō, pedōnem (“footsoldier”), from Latin pēs, pedem (“foot”). Doublet of piung.
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Noun edit
pion (Jawi spelling ڤيون, plural pion-pion, informal 1st possessive pionku, 2nd possessive pionmu, 3rd possessive pionnya)
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Chess pieces in Malay · buah catur بواه چاتور (layout · text) | |||||
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raja, syah راج, شاه |
bendahara, menteri, permaisuri, ratu بنداهارا, منتري, ڤرمايسوري, راتو |
benteng, tir بينتيڠ, تير |
gajah ݢاجه |
kuda کودا |
bidak, piadah, pion بيدق, ڤياده, ڤيون |
Further reading edit
- “pion” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Norwegian Bokmål edit
Etymology edit
From Hellenistic Ancient Greek παιωνία (paiōnía), from Ancient Greek Παιών (Paiṓn, “Paean, physician of the gods”)/παιών (paiṓn, “a physician”).
Noun edit
pion m (definite singular pionen, indefinite plural pioner, definite plural pionene)
- alternative form of peon
References edit
- “pion” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Hellenistic Ancient Greek παιωνία (paiōnía), from Ancient Greek Παιών (Paiṓn, “Paean, physician of the gods”)/παιών (paiṓn, “a physician”).
Noun edit
pion m (definite singular pionen, indefinite plural pionar, definite plural pionane)
- alternative form of peon
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
pion n (definite singular pionet, indefinite plural pion, definite plural piona)
References edit
- “pion” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Occitan edit
Pronunciation edit
Audio: (file)
Noun edit
pion m (plural pions)
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Chess pieces in Occitan · pèças d'escacs (layout · text) | |||||
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rèi | rèina | tor | fòl | cavalièr | pion |
Polish edit
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Etymology 1 edit
Perhaps borrowed from Italian piombo, from Latin plumbum. If so, then a doublet of plomba (“filling, seal”).
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pion m inan
- the vertical
- Ta ściana nie trzyma pionu. ― This wall is not exactly vertical.
- plumb line
- section; department
- To jest zadanie dla pionu logistycznego. ― This is a task for the logistics department.
- duct; riser; any installations or spaces running vertically in a building
- pion wentylacyjny ― ventilation duct
- (by extension) flats in an apartment block sharing those installations
- W naszym pionie od rana nie ma wody. ― There has been no water in flats above and below us since morning.
Declension edit
Etymology 2 edit
Noun edit
pion m inan (diminutive pionek)
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Chess pieces in Polish · bierki szachowe (layout · text) | |||||
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król | hetman, królowa, królówka, dama | wieża | goniec, laufer, giermek | skoczek, koń, konik | pion, pionek |
Etymology 3 edit
Borrowed from English pion, a shortened form of pi meson.
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pion m inan
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Etymology 4 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
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pion f
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Romanian edit
Etymology edit
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Noun edit
pion m (plural pioni)
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Chess pieces in Romanian · piese de șah (layout · text) | |||||
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rege | regină, damă | tură, turn | nebun | cal | pion |
Swedish edit
Noun edit
pion c
Declension edit
Declension of pion | ||||
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Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
Nominative | pion | pionen | pioner | pionerna |
Genitive | pions | pionens | pioners | pionernas |
Descendants edit
- → Finnish: pioni
- English terms suffixed with -on
- English 2-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/aɪɒn
- Rhymes:English/aɪɒn/2 syllables
- English lemmas
- English nouns
- English countable nouns
- en:Subatomic particles
- en:Antimatter
- en:Mesons
- Afrikaans terms inherited from Dutch
- Afrikaans terms derived from Dutch
- Afrikaans terms derived from French
- Afrikaans terms derived from Middle French
- Afrikaans terms derived from Old French
- Afrikaans terms derived from Late Latin
- Afrikaans terms with audio links
- Afrikaans lemmas
- Afrikaans nouns
- af:Chess
- Dutch terms borrowed from French
- Dutch terms derived from French
- Dutch terms derived from Middle French
- Dutch terms derived from Old French
- Dutch terms derived from Late Latin
- Dutch terms with IPA pronunciation
- Dutch terms with audio links
- Rhymes:Dutch/ɔn
- Dutch lemmas
- Dutch nouns
- Dutch nouns with plural in -en
- Dutch masculine nouns
- nl:Chess
- Dutch terms borrowed from English
- Dutch terms derived from English
- Dutch nouns with lengthened vowel in the plural
- Dutch neuter nouns
- nl:Physics
- Dutch heteronyms
- nl:Board games
- Esperanto non-lemma forms
- Esperanto noun forms
- French 1-syllable words
- French terms with IPA pronunciation
- French terms inherited from Old French
- French terms derived from Old French
- French terms inherited from Late Latin
- French terms derived from Late Latin
- French terms derived from Latin
- French doublets
- French lemmas
- French nouns
- French countable nouns
- French masculine nouns
- fr:Chess
- fr:Games
- French school slang
- French terms borrowed from English
- French terms derived from English
- French terms suffixed with -on
- fr:Subatomic particles
- Indonesian terms borrowed from Dutch
- Indonesian terms derived from Dutch
- Indonesian terms derived from French
- Indonesian terms derived from Old French
- Indonesian terms derived from Late Latin
- Indonesian terms derived from Latin
- Indonesian doublets
- Indonesian 2-syllable words
- Indonesian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Indonesian lemmas
- Indonesian nouns
- id:Chess
- id:Physics
- Malay terms borrowed from Indonesian
- Malay terms derived from Indonesian
- Malay terms derived from Dutch
- Malay terms derived from French
- Malay terms derived from Old French
- Malay terms derived from Late Latin
- Malay terms derived from Latin
- Malay doublets
- Malay terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Malay/ion
- Rhymes:Malay/on
- Rhymes:Malay/on/2 syllables
- Malay lemmas
- Malay nouns
- ms:Sports
- ms:Physics
- ms:Chess
- Norwegian Bokmål terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Norwegian Bokmål lemmas
- Norwegian Bokmål nouns
- Norwegian Bokmål masculine nouns
- nb:Flowers
- nb:Plants
- Norwegian Nynorsk terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Norwegian Nynorsk lemmas
- Norwegian Nynorsk nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk masculine nouns
- Norwegian Nynorsk neuter nouns
- nn:Physics
- nn:Flowers
- nn:Plants
- Occitan terms with audio links
- Occitan lemmas
- Occitan nouns
- Occitan masculine nouns
- Occitan countable nouns
- oc:Chess
- Polish 1-syllable words
- Polish terms with IPA pronunciation
- Polish terms with audio links
- Rhymes:Polish/ɔn
- Rhymes:Polish/ɔn/1 syllable
- Polish terms borrowed from Italian
- Polish terms derived from Italian
- Polish terms derived from Latin
- Polish doublets
- Polish lemmas
- Polish nouns
- Polish masculine nouns
- Polish inanimate nouns
- Polish terms with usage examples
- Polish terms borrowed from French
- Polish terms derived from French
- pl:Chess
- Polish terms borrowed from English
- Polish terms derived from English
- Polish 2-syllable words
- Rhymes:Polish/ijɔn
- Rhymes:Polish/ijɔn/2 syllables
- pl:Physics
- Polish non-lemma forms
- Polish noun forms
- pl:Housing
- Romanian terms borrowed from French
- Romanian terms derived from French
- Romanian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Romanian lemmas
- Romanian nouns
- Romanian countable nouns
- Romanian masculine nouns
- ro:Chess
- Swedish lemmas
- Swedish nouns
- Swedish common-gender nouns
- sv:Subatomic particles