-on

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Suffix 2 Finnish 2.1 Suffix 3 French 3.1 Etymology 1 3.1.1 Suffix 3.2 Etymology 2 3.2.1 Suffix 3.2.1.1 Derived terms 4 Hungarian 4.1 Pronunciation 4.2 Suffix 4.2.1 Declension 4.2.2 Usage notes 4.3 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From -on in electron, reinforced by Ancient Greek -ον ending neuter nouns and adjectives.

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-on

1. (physics 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.

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[edit] Finnish

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-on

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

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[edit] French

[edit] Etymology 1

Old French -on, a blending of Latin -ōnem (accusative of -ō, masculine appellative suffix), Frankish -on (accusative of -o, ending of masculine weak declension nouns), Frankish -in (Germanic diminutive suffix), and Frankish -ing (Germanic diminutive suffix for animals, via -enc, -enz).

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-on

1. Forming diminutives of things, inculding some animals.

[edit] Etymology 2

From Ancient Greek -ον (-on), neut. of -ος masc. adjective ending.

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-on

1. (physics and biology) -on

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[edit] Hungarian

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /on/

[edit] Suffix

-on

1. on (superessive case ending)

   asztal (“‘table’”) → az asztalon (“‘on the table’”)

[edit] Declension

applying -on to personal pronouns person singular plural 1st rajtam rajtunk 2nd rajtad rajtatok 3rd rajta rajtuk

[edit] Usage notes

• Member of the suffix cluster -n/-on/-en/-ön/
  • -n is added to words ending in a vowel
  • -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

[edit] See also

• Appendix:Hungarian suffixes