Axon

See also: axon, axón, and àxon

German

Pronunciation

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Noun

Axon n (strong or mixed, genitive Axons, plural Axone or Axonen)

1. axon

Declension

Declension of Axon [neuter, strong // mixed]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Axon	die	Axone, Axonen
genitive	eines	des	Axons	der	Axone, Axonen
dative	einem	dem	Axon	den	Axonen
accusative	ein	das	Axon	die	Axone, Axonen

Further reading

• “Axon” in Duden online

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈak.soːn/, [ˈäks̠oːn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈak.son/, [ˈäkson]

Proper noun

Axōn m sg (genitive Axōnis); third declension

1. A river in Caria, mentioned by Pliny

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

Case	Singular
Nominative	Axōn
Genitive	Axōnis
Dative	Axōnī
Accusative	Axōnem
Ablative	Axōne
Vocative	Axōn

References

• Axon in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Axon”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly