on

See also: Appendix:Variations of "on"

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: ŏn, (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /ɒn/
• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /ɔn/
• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /ɑn/
• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter)

  Audio (US):

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• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Rhymes: -ɒn

Etymology 1

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle English on, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old English on, an (“on, upon, onto, in, into”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *ana (“on, at”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *ano-, *nō- (“on”). Cognate with (deprecated template usage) [etyl] North Frisian a (“on, in”), (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Saterland Frisian an (“on, at”), (deprecated template usage) [etyl] West Frisian oan (“on, at”), (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Dutch aan (“on, at, to”), (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Low German an (“on, at”), (deprecated template usage) [etyl] German an (“to, at, on”), (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Swedish å (“on, at, in”), (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Faroese á (“on, onto, in, at”), (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Icelandic á (“on, in”), (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌰 (ana), (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ἀνά (aná, “up, upon”), (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Albanian në (“in”); and from the (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Norse combination upp á: (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Danish på, (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Swedish på, (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Norwegian på, see upon.

Adjective

on (not comparable)

1. In the state of being active, functioning or operating.
2. Performing according to schedule.

   Are we still on for tonight?

   Is the show still on?

3. (deprecated template usage) (UK, informal) Acceptable, appropriate.

   right on; bang on; not on

4. (deprecated template usage) (informal) Destined, normally in the context of a challenge being accepted; involved, doomed.

   "Five bucks says the Cavs win tonight." ―"You're on!"

   Mike just threw coffee onto Paul's lap. It's on now.

5. (deprecated template usage) (baseball, informal) Having reached a base as a runner and being positioned there, awaiting further action from a subsequent batter.
6. (deprecated template usage) (euphemistic) menstruating
   • 2011, Netmums, Hollie Smith, You and Your Tween: Managing the years from 9 to 13, Hachette UK (ISBN 9780755361137)

     It still gets in the way of her doing things like swimming, and she avoids sleepovers when she's 'on'.

Synonyms

• (baseball: positioned at a base): on base (not informal)

Translations

in the state of being active, functioning or operating

• Armenian: միացրած (miacʻrac)
• Asturian: encendíu
• Czech: zapnuto
• Dutch: aan (nl), op (nl), actief (nl)
• Estonian: sees
• Finnish: päällä (fi)
• French: allumé (fr)
• German: an (de), ein (de)
• Greek: ανοικτό (el) n (anoiktó)
• Hungarian: bekapcsolva
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Italian: acceso (it)
• Persian: روشن (fa) (rowšan), فعال (fa) (faʿʿâl)
• Polish: na (pl)
• Portuguese: ligado (pt)
• Russian: вклю́ченный (ru) (vkljúčennyj), вкл. (vkl.) (abbreviation)
• Slovak: zapnuté
• Spanish: encendido (es), conectado (es)
• Swedish: på (sv)

destined

• Danish: på (da)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

Adverb

on (not comparable)

1. To an operating state.

   turn the television on

2. Along, forwards (continuing an action).

   drive on, rock on

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3. In continuation, at length.

   and so on.

   He rambled on and on.

4. (deprecated template usage) (cricket) In, or towards the half of the field on the same side as the batsman's legs; the left side for a right-handed batsman; leg.
5. (deprecated template usage) (not US) Later.

   Ten years on nothing had changed in the village.

Antonyms

• (active, functioning, operating): off
• (to an operating state): off
• (later): after, afterward/afterwards, later, subsequently, thence

Translations

to an operating state

• Dutch: aan (nl)
• German: an (de), ein (de)
• Norwegian: på (no)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Persian: روشن (fa) (rowšan)
• Swedish: på (sv)

continuing an action

• German: weiter (de)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Swedish: på (sv), vidare (sv)

along, forwards (continuing an action)

• German: an (de)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

cricket: in, or towards the half of the field on the same side as the batsman's legs

• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

Preposition

A green pepper on (positioned on the upper surface of) a box

on

1. Positioned at the upper surface of, touching from above.
   • Longfellow

     I stood on the bridge at midnight.

2. At or near; adjacent to.

   Soon we'll pass a statue on the left.

   The fleet is on the American coast.

   , ,

3. Covering.

4. At the date of.

5. Some time during the day of.

6. Dealing with the subject of, about, or concerning something.

7. Touching; hanging from.

8. (deprecated template usage) (informal) In the possession of.

9. Because of, or due to.

10. Immediately after.

11. Paid for by.

12. Used to indicate a means or medium.

13. Indicating a means of subsistence.

14. Away or occupied with (e.g. a scheduled activity).

15. Denoting performance or action by contact with the surface, upper part, or outside of anything; hence, by means of; with.

    to play on a violin or piano

    Her words made a lasting impression on my mind.

17. Regularly taking (a drug).

19. Under the influence of (a drug).

20. (deprecated template usage) (mathematics) Having identical domain and codomain.

    a function on V

21. (deprecated template usage) (mathematics) Having $V^{n}$ as domain and V as codomain, for some set V and integer n.

    an operator on V

22. (deprecated template usage) (mathematics) Generated by.

23. Supported by (the specified part of itself).

24. At a given time after the start of something; at.
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25. In addition to; besides; indicating multiplication or succession in a series.

    heaps on heaps of food

    mischief on mischief; loss on loss

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26. (deprecated template usage) (obsolete) of
    • Shakespeare

      Be not jealous on me.

    • Shakespeare

      Or have we eaten on the insane root / That takes the reason prisoner?

27. Indicating dependence or reliance; with confidence in.

    I depended on them for assistance.

    He will promise on certain conditions.

    Do you ever bet on horses?

28. Toward; for; indicating the object of an emotion.

    Have pity or compassion on him.

29. (deprecated template usage) (obsolete) At the peril of, or for the safety of.
    • Dryden

      Hence, on thy life.

30. In the service of; connected with; of the number of.

    He is on a newspaper; I am on the committee.

31. By virtue of; with the pledge of.

    He affirmed or promised on his word, or on his honour.

32. To the account or detriment of; denoting imprecation or invocation, or coming to, falling, or resting upon.

    On us be all the blame.

    A curse on him!

    He turned on her and has been her enemy ever since.

    He went all honest on me, making me listen to his confession.

    • Bible, Matthew xxvii. 25

      His blood be on us and on our children.

Derived terms

• depend on
• on-campus
• painted-on
• put on airs
• phrases starting with "on the"

Translations

positioned at the upper surface of

• Albanian: mbi (+ acc.)
• Arabic: عَلَى (ʕalā)

  Egyptian Arabic: على (ʿala)

• Aragonese: please add this translation if you can
• Armenian: վրա (vra)
• Asturian: sobre
• Bakhtiari: سر (sar)
• Bashkir: тураһында (turahında)
• Belarusian: на (na)
• Breton: war (br)
• Bulgarian: на (bg) (na)
• Burmese: မှာ (my) (hma), ၌ (hnai.), အပေါ် (my) (a.pau)
• Catalan: sobre (ca)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: ...上 (zh) (...shàng)

• Chuukese: won
• Cornish: war
• Czech: na (cs)
• Dalmatian: saupra
• Dutch: op (nl)
• Esperanto: sur
• Estonian: please add this translation if you can
• Extremaduran: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: päällä (fi); -lla/-llä (adessive case suffix)
• French: sur (fr)
• Galician: sobre
• Georgian: please add this translation if you can
• German: auf (de)
• Gothic: 𐌰𐌽𐌰 (ana)
• Greek: πάνω (el) (páno), σε (el) (se)
• Gujarati: please add this translation if you can
• Hebrew: על פני
• Hindi: ... पर (... par)
• Hungarian: -n/-on/-en/-ön (superessive case)
• Ido: please add this translation if you can
• Igbo: please add this translation if you can
• Interlingua: please add this translation if you can
• Interlingue: please add this translation if you can
• Irish: ar
• Italian: su (it)
• Japanese: …の上に (ja) (…-no ue ni)
• Khmer: នៅលើ (nɨv lǝǝ)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Korean: ...위에 (...wi-e)
• Lao: please add this translation if you can
• Latin: in (la), super (la), supra (la)
• Macedonian: на (na)
• Malay: atas (ms), di atas
• Maltese: fuq
• Mirandese: subre
• Neapolitan: ngoppe
• Norwegian: på (no)
• Novial:
• Occitan: please add this translation if you can
• Old Provençal: sobre
• Oriya: please add this translation if you can
• Pashto: پر (ps) (për), باندې (ps) (bânde)
• Persian: روی (fa) (ru-ye), بر (fa) (bar)
• Polish: na (pl)
• Portuguese: na (pt), no (pt), sobre (pt)
• Romanian: deasupra (ro), pe (ro)
• Russian: на (ru) (na)
• Scottish Gaelic: air
• Serbo-Croatian: на, na
• Sicilian: supra (scn), sùpira (scn)
• Sindhi: please add this translation if you can
• Slovak: na (sk)
• Slovene: na (sl)
• Somali: please add this translation if you can
• Sorbian:

  Lower Sorbian: na

• Spanish: en (es), sobre (es)
• Swedish: på (sv), ovanpå (sv), å (sv), upp å
• Thai: บน (th) (bon)
• Ukrainian: на (uk) (na)
• Urdu: ... پر (... par)
• Vietnamese: trên (vi)
• Volapük: su (vo)
• Walloon: so (wa), dissu (wa)
• Welsh: ar (cy)
• Wolof: please add this translation if you can
• Xhosa: please add this translation if you can
• Yiddish: אויף (oyf)
• Yoruba: please add this translation if you can
• Zulu: please add this translation if you can

covering

• Arabic: عَلَى (ʕalā)
• Armenian: վրա (vra)
• Burmese: မှာ (my) (hma), ၌ (hnai.)
• Dutch: over (nl)
• Esperanto: sur
• Finnish: päällä (fi), yllä (fi)
• French: sur (fr)
• German: über (de)
• Greek: πάνω (el) (páno)
• Hebrew: מכסה
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Hungarian: -n/-on/-en/-ön (superessive case)
• Italian: su (it)
• Latin: in (la), super (la), supra (la)
• Novial:
• Pashto: په (ps) (pë)
• Persian: روی (fa) (ru-ye)
• Portuguese: em (pt)
• Russian: на (ru) (na)
• Slovene: na (sl)
• Spanish: en (es), sobre (es)

at the date of

• Arabic: عَلَى (ʕalā)
• Armenian: -ին (-in)
• Burmese: မှာ (my) (hma), ၌ (hnai.)
• Czech: dne
• Dutch: op (nl)
• Esperanto: je (eo)
• Finnish: -na/-nä (essive case suffix)
• French: (not translated)
• German: an (de)
• Hebrew: בתאריך
• Hungarian: -n/-on/-en/-ön (superessive case)
• Japanese: …に (ja) (…-ni)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Latin: in (la)
• Malay: pada
• Maltese: fi
• Novial:
• Pashto: په (ps) (pë)
• Persian: در (fa) (dar)
• Portuguese: na (pt), no (pt)
• Russian: в (ru) (v)
• Slovak: dňa
• Slovene: na (sl)
• Swedish: på (sv) (not always translated)

sometime during the day of

• Burmese: မှာ (my) (hma), ၌ (hnai.)
• French: (not translated)
• Italian: (not translated)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Ngazidja Comorian: (not translated)
• Pashto: په (ps) (pë)
• Persian: در (fa) (dar)

dealing with the subject of

• Arabic: عَلَى (ʕalā), فِي (fī)
• Armenian: մասին (masin), վերաբերյալ (veraberyal)
• Asturian: sobre
• Catalan: sobre (ca)
• Czech: o (cs)
• Dutch: over (nl)
• Esperanto: pri (eo)
• Finnish: -sta/-stä (elative case suffix)
• French: sur (fr)
• Galician: sobre, acerca de
• German: über (de)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Greek: πάνω (el) (páno)
• Hebrew: בנושא
• Latin: de (la), super (la), supra (la)
• Lojban:
• Novial: ,
• Pashto: په (ps) (pë)
• Persian: در (fa) (dar), اندر (fa) (andar)
• Portuguese: na (pt), no (pt)
• Slovene: na (sl)
• Spanish: sobre (es)
• Swedish: om (sv)

touching; hanging from

• Arabic: عَلَى (ʕalā)
• Armenian: վրա (vra)
• Czech: na (cs)
• Dutch: bij (nl) (on me), aan (nl) (on a tree)
• Esperanto: sur
• Finnish: -lla/-llä (adessive case suffix)
• French: sur (fr)
• German: an (de), bei (de)
• Greek: πάνω (el) (páno)
• Hebrew: נוגע, תלוי על
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Hungarian: -n/-on/-en/-ön (superessive case)
• Latin: in (la), super (la), supra (la)
• Novial:
• Pashto: پورې (ps) (pore)
• Persian: روی (fa) (ru-ye)
• Portuguese: na (pt), no (pt)
• Slovene: na (sl)
• Spanish: en (es), sobre (es)
• Swedish: på (sv)
• West Frisian: oan, by

math:having V as both domain and codomain

• Latin: in (la)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

math:having Vⁿ as domain and V as codomain

• Latin: in (la)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}

because of, or due to something

• Finnish: takia (fi), vuoksi (fi); -sta/-stä (elative case suffix); perusteella (fi), johdosta (fi), seurauksena
• German: wegen (de), aufgrund (de)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Latin: in (la)
• Pashto: په (ps) (pë)

paid for by

• Finnish: (not applicable; different structures used)
• German: auf (de)
• Latin: in (la)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Pashto: په (ps) (pë)
• Persian: با (fa) (bâ)
• Russian: с (ru) (s) (с меня, с тебя...)

used to indicate means or medium

• Finnish: (not applicable; inessive and adessive cases used)
• German: in (de), an (de)
• Latin: in (la)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Pashto: په (ps) (pë)
• Persian: در (fa) (dar)

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables. See instructions at Wiktionary:Entry layout § Translations.

Translations to be checked

• (deprecated template usage) Arabic: على (ʕála)
• Dutch: ^{(please verify)} van (nl)
• French: ^{(please verify)} de (fr)
• Hebrew: תלוי ב, ^{(please verify)} ב-
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• (deprecated template usage) Hungarian: -tól/-től
• (deprecated template usage) Norwegian: av (7)
• Spanish: ^{(please verify)} de (es)
• Swedish: ^{(please verify)} på, ^{(please verify)} av, ^{(please verify)} på grund av

Verb

on (third-person singular simple present ons, present participle onning, simple past and past participle onned)

1. (deprecated template usage) (transitive, Singapore) To switch on.

   Can you on the light?

Synonyms

• turn on

Etymology 2

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Norse ón, án (“without”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *ēnu, *ēno, *ino (“without”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *anew, *enew (“without”). Cognate with (deprecated template usage) [etyl] North Frisian on (“without”), (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Dutch an, on (“without”), (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Middle Low German āne (“without”), (deprecated template usage) [etyl] German ohne (“without”), (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Gothic 𐌹𐌽𐌿 (inu, “without, except”), (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek ἄνευ (áneu, “without”).

Alternative forms

• ohn

Preposition

on

1. (deprecated template usage) (UK dialectal, Scotland) Without.

Usage notes

• Usually followed by a perfect participle, as being, having, etc.

Statistics

• Template:rank

Anagrams

• N.O., No, no, no.

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Azeri

Azerbaijani cardinal numbers

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Cardinal : on     Ordinal : onuncu

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Turkic on (“ten”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Turkic.

Cardinal number

on

1. (deprecated template usage) (cardinal number) ten

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Basque

Adjective

on

1. good
2. useful, convenient

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /on/

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin unde.

Adverb

on

1. where

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Classical Nahuatl

Pronoun

on, ōn

1. (deprecated template usage) (demonstrative) that; those

Related terms

• in

References

• Template:reference-book

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Cornish

Alternative forms

• ôn

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Celtic *ognos, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷnos (“lamb”).

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): [oːn]

Noun

on m (plural en)

1. lamb

(deprecated template usage)

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Crimean Tatar

Cardinal numeral

on

1. (cardinal number) ten

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Czech

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *onъ, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *h₂eno-

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter)

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Pronoun

1. he (third person personal singular)

Related terms

• ona, ono
• oni, ony

See also

• já
• ty
• my
• vy

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Dutch

Adverb

on

1. rarely used as shorthand for oneven (odd), the prefix on- means not (corresponds to English un-)

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Estonian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈ`on/, [ˈ`on]

Verb

on

1. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) third-person singular present indicative of olema
2. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) third-person plural present indicative of olema

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Finnish

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /on/
• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Hyphenation: on

Verb

on

1. (deprecated template usage) third-person singular present indicative of olla

Anagrams

• no

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French

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French hom, reduced form of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French homme (“man”) used as a pronoun, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin hominem, accusative form of homō (“human being”). Its pronominal use is of (deprecated template usage) [etyl]  origin. Compare (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old English man (“one, they, people”), reduced form of (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old English mann (“man, person”); (deprecated template usage) [etyl] German man (“one, they, people”); (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Dutch men (“one, they, people”).

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /ɔ̃/
• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter)

  audio:

  (file)

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Homophone: ont

Pronoun

on

1. One, people, you, someone (an unspecified individual: indefinite personal pronoun).
   • 2003, Natasha St. Pier, L’instant d’après (album), Quand on cherche l’amour (song)

2. (informal) We

Synonyms

• quelqu’un (in some contexts)
• nous (in some contexts)

Descendants

• Esperanto: oni

Anagrams

• NO
• no
• nô

External links

• “on”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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German Low German

Conjunction

on

1. (in several dialects, including Low Prussian) (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Alternative form of un (and)

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Ido

Pronoun

on

1. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Alternative form of onu

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Interlingua

Pronoun

on

1. one (indefinite personal pronoun)

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Japanese

Romanization

on

1. Rōmaji transcription of おん

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Middle English

Etymology

(deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old English , from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European. More at English on.

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /on/

Preposition

on

1. in; on

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Northern Sami

Etymology

(deprecated use of |lang= parameter) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Adverb

on

1. again

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Old English

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *ana

Preposition

on

1. on, in, at, among

Adverb

on

1. (deprecated template usage) (with verbs of taking or depriving) from

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Old French

Pronoun

on

1. one (gender-neutral third-person singular pronoun)

Descendants

• French: on

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Polish

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *onъ, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *h₂eno-

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /ɔn̪/
• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter)

  audio:

  (file)

Pronoun

on (plural: personal only oni, all other one)

1. he for animate, it for inanimate

Declension

Declension of on

	singular
nominative	on
genitive	jego/go/niego
dative	jemu/mu/niemu
accusative	jego/go/niego
instrumental	nim
locative	nim
vocative	—

Related terms

• ona, ono
• oni, one

Pronoun

on m

1. (obsolete) this (demonstrative)

See also

• ja
• ty
• my
• wy
• Appendix:Polish pronouns

External links

• Template:R:PWN

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Romansch

Alternative forms

• (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran) onn
• (Puter) an

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin annus.

Noun

on m (plural ons)

1. (Sutsilvan, Vallader) year

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Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *onъ, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *h₂eno-

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /ôːn/

Pronoun

1. he

Declension

    Inflection of 3rd-person pronouns

	Singular			Plural
	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter	Masculine	Feminine	Neuter
nominative	ȏn	òna	òno	òni	òne	òna
genitive	njȅga, ga	njȇ, je	njȅga, ga	njȋh, ih	njȋh, ih	njȋh, ih
dative	njȅmu, mu	njȏj, joj	njȅmu, mu	njȉma, im	njȉma, im	njȉma, im
accusative	njȅga, ga, nj	njȗ, ju, je	njȅga, ga, nj	njȋh, ih	njȋh, ih	njȋh, ih
vocative	—	—	—	—	—	—
locative	njȅm, njȅmu	njȏj	njȅm, njȅmu	njȉma	njȉma	njȉma
instrumental	njȋm, njíme	njȏm, njóme	njȋm, njíme	njȉma	njȉma	njȉma

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Slovak

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *onъ, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *h₂eno-; inflected forms from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Slavic *jь, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *éy.

Pronoun

on

1. he (third-person personal masculine singular pronoun)

Declension

Declension of on

	singular	plural
nominative	on	oni, ony
genitive	ho, jeho, neho	ich, nich
dative	mu, jemu, nemu	im, nim
accusative	ho, jeho, neho	ich, nich
locative	ňom	nich
instrumental	nim	nimi

External links

• “on”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024

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Slovene

Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *onъ, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *h₂eno-

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /ˈɔ́n/
• Template:sl-tonal

Pronoun

òn

1. he

Declension

Forms between parentheses indicate clitic forms; the main forms are used for emphasis.

Declension of on (irregular, suppletive)

singular
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	òn	ôna	ôno
accusative	njêga (ga, -nj)	njó (jo, -njo)	njêga (ga, -nj)
genitive	njêga (ga)	njé (je)	njêga (ga)
dative	njêmu (mu)	njéj, njèj, njì (ji)	njêmu (mu)
locative	njêm	njéj, njèj, njì	njêm
instrumental	njím	njó	njím
possessive	njegôv, njegòv	njén	njegôv, njegòv
dual
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ônadva	ônidve, onédve	ônidve, onédve
accusative	njíju (ju, -nju) or plural	njíju (ju, -nju) or plural	njíju (ju, -nju) or plural
genitive	njíju (ju) or plural	njíju (ju) or plural	njíju (ju) or plural
dative	njíma (jima)	njíma (jima)	njíma (jima)
locative	njíju or plural	njíju or plural	njíju or plural
instrumental	njíma	njíma	njíma
possessive	njún	njún	njún
plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	ôni	ône	ôna
accusative	njìh (jih, -nje)	njìh (jih, -nje)	njìh (jih, -nje)
genitive	njìh (jih)	njìh (jih)	njìh (jih)
dative	njìm (jim)	njìm (jim)	njìm (jim)
locative	njìh	njìh	njìh
instrumental	njími	njími	njími
possessive	njíhov	njíhov	njíhov

See also

Slovene personal pronouns

			singular	dual	plural
1st person		m	jaz	midva	mi
		f or n		medve, midve	me
2nd person	familiar tikanje	m	ti	vidva	vi
		f or n		vedve, vidve	ve
3rd person		m	on	onadva	oni
		f	ona	onedve, onidve	one
		n	ono	onedve, onidve	ona
Polite forms (not differentiated in dual and plural)					singular
polite vikanje – instead of 2nd person, binds with forms for 2rd person plural masculine					vi, Vi
very polite onikanje – instead of 2nd or 3rd person, binds with forms for 3rd person plural masculine (archaic)					oni
hyper polite onokanje – instead of 2nd person, binds with forms for 3rd person singular neuter (obsolete)					ono
patriarchal onkanje – instead of 2nd person, binds with forms for 3rd person singular masculine (obsolete)					on

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Swedish

Noun

on

1. (deprecated template usage) indefinite plural of o

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Turkish

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Turkic on (“ten”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Turkic.

Cardinal numeral

on (definite accusative onu, plural onlar)

1. (cardinal number) ten

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Turkmen

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Turkic on (“ten”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Turkic.

Cardinal numeral

on

1. (cardinal number) ten

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Venetian

Article

on m sg

1. a, an

Usage notes

• Variant of un

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Volapük

Etymology

Template:borrowing.

Pronoun

on

1. it
2. (obsolete, indefinite personal pronoun) one

Declension

    declension of on

	singular	plural
nominative	on	ons
genitive	ona	onas
dative	one	ones
accusative	oni	onis

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Walloon

Alternative forms

• onk

Etymology

(deprecated use of |lang= parameter) (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Numeral

on

1. (cardinal number) one