-ον

See also: ον, ὅν, ον., and Appendix:Variations of "on"

Ancient Greek

Alternative forms

• -όν (-ón) — stressed

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /on/ → /on/ → /on/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /on/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /on/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /on/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /on/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /on/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Hellenic *-on, from Proto-Indo-European *-om (masculine singular accusative and neuter singular nominative and accusative form of *-os). Cognate with Latin neuter -um (from Old Latin and Proto-Italic *-om) both in names and adjectives.

Suffix

-ον • (-on)

1. inflection of -ος (-os):
   1. accusative masculine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular

Etymology 2

From Proto-Indo-European *-ont (neuter singular nominative and accusative form of *-onts).

Suffix

-ον • (-on)

1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of -ων (-ōn)

Greek

Etymology

See #Ancient Greek.

Suffix

-ον • (-on)

1. (nouns in -ον) ending for nominative, accusative and vocative singular forms (e.g. μέλλον).
2. For Katharevousa endings, see #Ancient Greek