-one
EnglishEdit
EtymologyEdit
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “shortening of ketone”)
SuffixEdit
-one
- a ketone
- any similar compound containing a carbonyl functional group
Derived termsEdit
- acetone
- aglycone
- aldosterone
- androsterone
- anthraquinone
- benzophenone
- benzoquinone
- butanone
- butyrophenone
- corticosterone
- cortisone
- coumarone
- cyproterone
- deoxycorticosterone
- dihydrotestosterone
- diphenylketone
- estrone
- flavone
- fludrocortisone
- fluoroquinolone
- hydrocortisone
- hydroquinone
- isoflavone
- ketone
- lactone
- menadione
- methyl ethyl ketone
- phenobarbitone
- phenylbutazone
- plastoquinone
- prednisolone
- prednisone
- progesterone
- quinone
- rotenone
- semiquinone
- silicone
- sulfone / sulphone
- testosterone
- trimethadione
- ubiquinone
TranslationsEdit
ketone
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ItalianEdit
PronunciationEdit
Etymology 1Edit
From Latin -ōnem.[1] Cognate to Spanish -ón, Portuguese -ão and French -on.
SuffixEdit
-one m (plural -oni, feminine -ona, feminine plural -one)
- suffix used to form augmentatives
- added mostly to verbs to create nouns denoting, "one who often does" or "one who is characterized by"; -er; -or
- dormire (“to sleep”) + -one → dormiglione (“sleepyhead”)
- mangiare (“to eat”) + -one → mangione (“big eater”)
- fare nulla (“to do nothing”) + -one → fannullone (“loafer”)
- plural of -ona
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Etymology 2Edit
SuffixEdit
-one m (plural -oni)
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LatinEdit
PronunciationEdit
SuffixEdit
-ōne m
LatvianEdit
EtymologyEdit
From -onis (“-er”) + -e (fem.).
SuffixEdit
-one