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-one

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English

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    Clipping of ketone, which was analogous to margarone. Further etymology is unclear.

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    -one

    1. a ketone
    2. any similar compound containing a carbonyl functional group

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    Danish

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    -one

    1. denotes certain substances or organic compounds

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    Italian

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    • IPA(key): /ˈo.ne/
    • Rhymes: -one
    • Hyphenation: -ó‧ne

    Etymology 1

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      From Latin -ōnem.[1] Cognate to Spanish -ón, Portuguese -ão, and French -on (whence English -oon).

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      -one m (plural -oni, feminine -ona, feminine plural -one)

      1. suffix used to form augmentatives
        ragazzo (boy) + ‎-one → ‎ragazzone (big boy)
        padre (father) + ‎-one → ‎padrone (boss)
        bacio (kiss) + ‎-one → ‎bacione (big kiss)
      2. 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)
      3. plural of -ona
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      -one m (plural -oni)

      1. (organic chemistry) ketone
      2. (physics) -on
      3. (biology, genetics) -on
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      References

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      1. ^ -one” in: Alberto Nocentini, Alessandro Parenti, “l'Etimologico — Vocabolario della lingua italiana”, Le Monnier, 2010, →ISBN

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      Latin

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      -ōne m

      1. ablative singular of

      Latvian

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      Etymology

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      From -onis (-er) +‎ -e (fem.).

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      -one

      1. female equivalent of -onis
        Synonyms: -āja, -ēja, -niece

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      Polish

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      • IPA(key): /ˈɔ.nɛ/
      • Rhymes: -ɔnɛ
      • Syllabification: -o‧ne

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      -one

      1. inflection of -ony:
        1. neuter nominative/accusative/vocative singular
        2. nonvirile nominative/accusative/vocative plural