pion

See also: Pion, pión, and píon

English

Etymology

pi +‎ -on, as alteration of pi-meson.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpaɪɒn/
• Rhymes: -aɪɒn

Noun

pion (plural pions)

1. (physics) Any of three semistable mesons, having positive, negative or neutral charge, composed of up and down quarks/antiquarks.

Synonyms

• pi meson

Derived terms

• pion rocket

Translations

particle

• Catalan: pió (ca) m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: π介子 (pàijièzǐ)

• Czech: pion (cs) m
• Dutch: pion (nl) n
• Finnish: pioni (fi)
• French: pion (fr) m
• German: Pion n
• Italian: pione (it) m
• Japanese: パイ粒子 (pai ryūshi)
• Khmer: ផាយាណូ (phay ya no)
• Polish: pion (pl) m
• Portuguese: pião (pt) m (Portugal), píon (pt) m (Brazil)
• Russian: пио́н (ru) m (pión)
• Swedish: pion (sv) c, pimeson
• Tagalog: pay tungapik

Anagrams

• INOP, Pino

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch pion, from French pion, from Middle French pion, from Old French peon, from Late Latin pedō.

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Noun

pion (plural pionne, diminutive pionnetjie)

1. (chess) pawn; least valuable piece in chess
2. a pawn; a person who has no control over their lot, usually manipulated by others to some end

Synonyms

• (chess piece): boer

Dutch

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French pion, from Middle French pion, from Old French peon, from Late Latin pedō (“footman”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piˈɔn/

• Audio

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• Hyphenation: pi‧on
• Rhymes: -ɔn

Noun

pion m (plural pionnen, diminutive pionnetje n)

1. (chess) pawn
2. (boardgames, by extension) piece, pawn (generic player piece in boardgames resembling the pawn in chess)
3. (figurative) pawn (someone without control; one who is (easily) manipulated)

Derived terms

• vrijpion

Descendants

• Afrikaans: pion
• → Indonesian: pion

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English pion.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpi.ɔn/

• Audio

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• Hyphenation: pi‧on

Noun

pion n (plural pionen)

1. (physics) pion (subatomic particle)

Esperanto

Noun

pion

1. accusative singular of pio

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pjɔ̃/

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old French peon, from Late Latin pedōnem, derived from Latin ped- (“foot”). Doublet of péon, which was borrowed from Spanish peón.

Noun

pion m (plural pions)

1. (chess) pawn
2. (figuratively) pawn
3. (games) counter

Related terms

• pionnier
• hexapion (“hexapawn”)

Noun

pion m (plural pions, feminine pionne)

1. (school slang) supervisor (in a school)

   Synonym: surveillant

Descendants

• → Dutch: pion
  • Afrikaans: pion
  • → Indonesian: pion
• → Greek: πιόνι (pióni)
• → Polish: pion
• → Romanian: pion
• → Turkish: piyon

Etymology 2

English pion. By surface analysis, pi +‎ -on (forming particle names).

Noun

pion m (plural pions)

1. (physics) pion

Further reading

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

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch pion (“pawn”), from French pion, from Old French peon, poon, paon, from Late Latin pedō, pedōnem (“footsoldier”), from Latin pēs, pedem (“foot”). Doublet of piung.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pi.on/
• Hyphenation: pi‧on

Noun

pion

1. (chess) pawn

   Synonyms: bidak, piadah, prajurit

2. (physics) pion
3. (figurative) pioneer

   Synonyms: perintis, pelopor

See also

Chess pieces in Indonesian · buah catur (see also: catur) (layout · text)
raja	menteri, patih, ratu, ster	benteng	gajah, loper, menteri, luncung, luncur, peluncur	kuda	bidak, pion, prajurit

Further reading

• “pion” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Hellenistic Ancient Greek παιωνία (paiōnía), from Ancient Greek Παιών (Paiṓn, “Paean, physician of the gods”)/παιών (paiṓn, “a physician”).

Noun

pion m (definite singular pionen, indefinite plural pioner, definite plural pionene)

1. alternative form of peon

References

• “pion” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Hellenistic Ancient Greek παιωνία (paiōnía), from Ancient Greek Παιών (Paiṓn, “Paean, physician of the gods”)/παιών (paiṓn, “a physician”).

Noun

pion m (definite singular pionen, indefinite plural pionar, definite plural pionane)

1. alternative form of peon

Etymology 2

Noun

pion n (definite singular pionet, indefinite plural pion, definite plural piona)

1. (physics) a pion

References

• “pion” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Occitan

Pronunciation

• Audio

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Noun

pion m (plural pions)

1. (chess) pawn

Polish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pjɔn/

• Audio

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ɔn
• Syllabification: pion

Etymology 1

Perhaps borrowed from Italian piombo, from Latin plumbum. If so, then a doublet of plomba (“filling, seal”).

Noun

pion m inan

1. the vertical

   Ta ściana nie trzyma pionu. ― This wall is not exactly vertical.

2. plumb line
3. section; department

   To jest zadanie dla pionu logistycznego. ― This is a task for the logistics department.

4. duct; riser; any installations or spaces running vertically in a building

   pion wentylacyjny ― ventilation duct

5. (by extension) flats in an apartment block sharing those installations

   W naszym pionie od rana nie ma wody. ― There has been no water in flats above and below us since morning.

Declension

Declension of pion

	singular	plural
nominative	pion	piony
genitive	pionu	pionów
dative	pionowi	pionom
accusative	pion	piony
instrumental	pionem	pionami
locative	pionie	pionach
vocative	pionie	piony

Etymology 2

pion

Borrowed from French pion.

Noun

pion m inan (diminutive pionek)

1. (chess) pawn

Declension

Declension of pion

	singular	plural
nominative	pion	piony
genitive	piona	pionów
dative	pionowi	pionom
accusative	pion	piony
instrumental	pionem	pionami
locative	pionie	pionach
vocative	pionie	piony

See also

Chess pieces in Polish · bierki szachowe (layout · text)
król	hetman, królowa, królówka, dama	wieża	goniec, laufer, giermek	skoczek, koń, konik	pion, pionek

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English pion, a shortened form of pi meson.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpi.jɔn/
• Rhymes: -ijɔn
• Syllabification: pi‧on

Noun

pion m inan

1. (physics) pion

Declension

Declension of pion

	singular	plural
nominative	pion	piony
genitive	pionu	pionów
dative	pionowi	pionom
accusative	pion	piony
instrumental	pionem	pionami
locative	pionie	pionach
vocative	pionie	piony

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pjɔn/
• Rhymes: -ɔn
• Syllabification: pion

Noun

pion f

1. genitive plural of piona

Further reading

• pion in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• pion in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French pion.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [piˈon]

Noun

pion m (plural pioni)

1. (chess) pawn

Declension

Declension of pion

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(un) pion	pionul	(niște) pioni	pionii
genitive/dative	(unui) pion	pionului	(unor) pioni	pionilor
vocative	pionule		pionilor

Swedish

Noun

pion c

1. peony; a flower
2. (physics) pion; any of the semistable π-mesons

Declension

Declension of pion
	Singular		Plural
	Indefinite	Definite	Indefinite	Definite
Nominative	pion	pionen	pioner	pionerna
Genitive	pions	pionens	pioners	pionernas

Descendants

• → Finnish: pioni