EnglishEdit

EtymologyEdit

  • (Physics) From -on in electron, reinforced by Ancient Greek -ον (-on) ending neuter nouns and adjectives.
  • (Chemistry) From -on in carbon, first applied to boron and then to silicon.

SuffixEdit

-on

  1. (physics, mathematics and biology) Forming nouns denoting subatomic particles (proton), quanta (photon), molecular units (codon), or substances (interferon).
  2. (biology, genetics) Forming names of things considered as basic or fundamental units, such as codon or recon.
  3. (chemistry) Forming names of noble gases and certain nonmetal elements (such as boron or silicon).

Derived termsEdit

TranslationsEdit

AnagramsEdit

CebuanoEdit

Alternative formsEdit

  • -hon (after vowels without glottal stops).

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Philippine *ən, from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *ən, from Proto-Austronesian *ən (see Ilocano -en and Tagalog -in).

SuffixEdit

-on

  1. forms nouns indicating objects, persons or action expressed by the root
  2. forms demonyms
  3. forms object trigger conjugation of verbs

Derived termsEdit

DanishEdit

SuffixEdit

-on

  1. (organic chemistry) -one

DutchEdit

PronunciationEdit

  • IPA(key): /ɔn/
  • (file)

SuffixEdit

-on

  1. (organic chemistry) -one
  2. (particles) -on

SynonymsEdit

Derived termsEdit

Related termsEdit

FinnishEdit

SuffixEdit

-on

  1. Suffix variant for the illative singular, see -Vn.

AnagramsEdit

FrenchEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

From Old French -on, a blending of Latin -ōnem (accusative singular of , masculine appellative suffix), Frankish *-on (accusative of *-ō, ending of masculine weak declension nouns), Frankish *-in (diminutive suffix), and *-ing (diminutive suffix for animals, via -enc, -enz). Some also descend from the Celtic singulative *-onos, such as mouton.

SuffixEdit

-on

  1. Forming diminutives of things, including some animals.
    chat (cat) + ‎-on → ‎chaton (kitten)
    ours (bear) + ‎-on → ‎ourson (cub)
  2. Forming augmentatives of things.
    médaille (medal) + ‎-on → ‎médaillon (medallion)
  3. Indicating origin or occupation.
    marmite (cooking pot) + ‎-on → ‎marmiton (pot and pan washer; kitchen porter)
    quartier (quarter) + ‎-on → ‎quarteron (quarter of a pound)
    char (carriage) + ‎-on → ‎charron (wheelwright)
    bûche (log) + ‎-on → ‎bûcheron (lumberjack)
DescendantsEdit
  • English: -oon

Etymology 2Edit

From Ancient Greek -ον (-on), neuter of -ος (-os), masculine adjective ending.

SuffixEdit

-on

  1. (physics and biology) -on
Derived termsEdit

GothicEdit

RomanizationEdit

-ōn

  1. Romanization of -𐍉𐌽

HungarianEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

Pronominal adverbs from case suffixes (cf. postpositions)
ed suffix who? what? this that he/she
(it)*
case v. pr. c.
nom. ki mi ez az ő* / -∅
az / -∅
acc. -t / -ot /
-at / -et / -öt
kit mit ezt azt őt* / -∅
azt / -∅
c1
c2
dat. -nak / -nek kinek minek ennek annak neki neki- c
ins. -val / -vel kivel mivel ezzel/
evvel
azzal/
avval
vele c
c-f. -ért kiért miért ezért azért érte c
tra. -vá / -vé kivé mivé ezzé azzá c
ter. -ig meddig eddig addig c
e-f. -ként (kiként) (miként) ekként akként c
e-m. -ul / -ül c
ine. -ban / -ben kiben miben ebben abban benne c
sup. -n/-on/-en/-ön kin min ezen azon rajta (rajta-) c
ade. -nál / -nél kinél minél ennél annál nála c
ill. -ba / -be kibe mibe ebbe abba bele bele- c
sub. -ra / -re kire mire erre arra rá- c
all. -hoz/-hez/-höz kihez mihez ehhez ahhoz hozzá hozzá- c
el. -ból / -ből kiből miből ebből abból belőle c
del. -ról / -ről kiről miről erről arról róla c
abl. -tól / -től kitől mitől ettől attól tőle c
*: Ő and őt refer to human beings; the forms below them might be
construed likewise. – Forms in parentheses are uncommon. All »

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

SuffixEdit

-on

  1. (case suffix) on. Used to form the superessive case.
    asztal (table)az asztalon (on the table)
Usage notesEdit
  • (case suffix) Harmonic variants:
    -n is added to words ending in a vowel. Final -a changes to -á-. Final -e changes to -é-.
    -on is added to back-vowel words ending in a consonant
    -en is added to unrounded front-vowel words ending in a consonant
    -ön is added to rounded front-vowel words ending in a consonant

See alsoEdit

Etymology 2Edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

SuffixEdit

-on

  1. (verb-forming suffix) Added to a stem ― often an onomatopoeia ― to form a verb, normally expressing an instantaneous action.
    oson (to sneak) (the instantaneous element is not present here)
Usage notesEdit
  • Harmonic variants:
    -on is added to some back-vowel words
    -an is added to back-vowel words
    -en is added to front-vowel words
Derived termsEdit

Etymology 3Edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

SuffixEdit

-on

  1. (deadjectival adverb suffix) Added to an adjective to create an adverb.
    vak (blind)vakon (blindly)
    gazdagon (rich)gazdagon (abundantly, copiously)
Usage notesEdit
  • Harmonic variants:
    -n is added to words ending in a vowel. Final -a changes to -á-. Final -e changes to -é-.
    -an is added to most back-vowel words ending in a consonant
    -on is added to some back-vowel words ending in a consonant
    -en is added to front-vowel words ending in a consonant, as well as some front-vowel words ending in a vowel (see above).
Derived termsEdit

Etymology 4Edit

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

SuffixEdit

-on

  1. (personal suffix, chiefly dialectal or archaic) Indefinite third-person singular suffix (currently only in the imperative mood as part of -jon, formerly also occurring in the indicative).
    ad (to give)adjon (he/she/it should give)
    van (to be)vagyon (he/she/it is, there is) (in the standard language: van)
Usage notesEdit
  • Harmonic variants:
    -on is added to back-vowel words
    -en is added to unrounded front-vowel words
    -ön is added to rounded front-vowel words

See alsoEdit

Further readingEdit

MohawkEdit

SuffixEdit

-on

  1. forms perfective aspect, which require patient pronouns

ReferencesEdit

  • Nora Deering; Helga H. Delisle (1976) Mohawk: A teaching grammar (preliminary version), Quebec: Manitou College, page 371-372

Norwegian BokmålEdit

EtymologyEdit

A new formation from words such as ion (ion), from Ancient Greek -ου (-ou), neuter of -ος (-os), from Proto-Indo-European *-os (creates nouns from verb stems).

Pronunciation 1Edit

SuffixEdit

-on (definite singular neuter -onet, indefinite plural -on or -oner, definite plural -onene or -ona)

  1. (physics, mathematics and biology) Used to form nouns denoting subatomic particles, quanta, molecular units, or substances; -on
    proton, elektron, nøytron, boson, gluonproton, electron, neutron, boson, gluon
  2. (chemistry, biology, genetics) Used to form nouns denoting certain organic compounds; -one, -on
    aceton, testosteron, kodonacetone, testosterone, codone

Pronunciation 2Edit

SuffixEdit

-on (definite singular neuter -onet or definite singular masculine -onen, indefinite plural -on or -oner, definite plural -onene or -ona)

  1. (chemistry) Used to form nouns denoting chemical substances and industrial products; -on
    radon, orlon, rayonradon, orlon, rayon

ReferencesEdit

  • “-on” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).

Old SaxonEdit

Alternative formsEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Proto-Germanic *-ōną.

SuffixEdit

-on

  1. (verbal suffix) used to form the infinitive of class 2 weak verbs (an alternative ending -oian is sometimes found instead of -on)
    makon "to make"
    haton "to hate"

DescendantsEdit

  • Middle Low German: -en
    • Low German: -en

PolishEdit

PronunciationEdit

SuffixEdit

-on m

  1. Forms masculine nouns.
    kuć + ‎-on → ‎kujon

DeclensionEdit

Inanimate delcension:

Animate delcension:

Derived termsEdit

Further readingEdit

  • -on in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • -on in Polish dictionaries at PWN

SpanishEdit

SuffixEdit

-on

  1. Obsolete spelling of -ón

SwedishEdit

EtymologyEdit

Most likely originally from nypon (rosehip) and smultron (wild strawberry) and then extended to other borrowed words with an original -a. Probably originally a plural suffix cognate to Gothic -𐍉𐌽𐌰 (-ōna) in e.g. 𐌰𐌿𐌲𐍉𐌽𐌰 (augōna, eyes), compare Swedish ögon.[1]

PronunciationEdit

SuffixEdit

-on n

  1. Used in many names of berries and some fruits.

Derived termsEdit

ReferencesEdit

  1. ^ -on in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922)

AnagramsEdit

WelshEdit

PronunciationEdit

Etymology 1Edit

Alternative formsEdit

SuffixEdit

-on

  1. Pluralisation suffix
    meddyg (doctor) + ‎-on → ‎meddygon (doctors)
    lleidr (thief) + ‎-on → ‎lladron (lladron)
    athro ((male) teacher) + ‎-on → ‎athrawon (athrawon)
    Synonyms: -aid, -aint, -au, -ed, -edd, -en, -i, -iadau, -iaid, -iau, -ion, -od, -oedd, -ydd, -yr, -ys

Etymology 2Edit

Alternative formsEdit

SuffixEdit

-on

  1. (colloquial) verb suffix for the first-person plural preterite
  2. (colloquial) verb suffix for the third-person plural preterite
Derived termsEdit