English - Pronunciation

• (British Isles, Eastern New England) enPR: ŏn, IPA^(key): /ɒn/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ɔn/
• (NY, Inland North, Minnesota, accents with cot-caught merger) IPA^(key): /ɑn/
• Rhymes: -ɒn

English - Etymology 1

From Middle English on, from Old English on, an (“on, upon, onto, in, into”), from Proto-Germanic *ana (“on, at”), from Proto-Indo-European *ano-, *nō- (“on”). Cognate with North Frisian a (“on, in”), Saterland Frisian an (“on, at”), West Frisian oan (“on, at”), Dutch aan (“on, at, to”), Low German an (“on, at”), German an (“to, at, on”), Swedish å (“on, at, in”), Faroese á (“on, onto, in, at”), Icelandic á (“on, in”), Gothic

English - Etymology 2

From Old Norse ón, án (“without”), from Proto-Germanic *ēnu, *ēno, *ino (“without”), from Proto-Indo-European *anew, *enew (“without”). Cognate with North Frisian on (“without”), Middle Dutch an, on (“without”), Middle Low German āne (“without”), German ohne (“without”), Gothic

English - Anagrams

• N.O., No, no, no.

Catalan - Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /on/

Catalan - Etymology

From Latin unde.

Catalan - Adverb

on

1. where

Classical Nahuatl - Pronoun

on, ōn

1. (demonstrative) that; those

Related terms

• in

Classical Nahuatl - References

• 2011, Michel Launey; Christopher Mackay, An Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Amazon Kindle: Cambridge University Press, page Loc 1408:

Cornish - Alternative Forms

• ôn

Cornish - Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *ognos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷnos (“lamb”).

Cornish - Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [oːn]

Cornish - Noun

on m (plural en)

1. lamb

Crimean Tatar - Cardinal Numeral

on

1. (cardinal) ten

Czech - Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *onъ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eno-

Czech - Pronoun

on m

1. he (third person personal singular)

Declension

Related terms

• ona, ono
• oni, ony

Czech - See Also

• já
• ty
• my
• vy

Dutch - Adverb

on

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

Estonian - Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈon/

Estonian - Verb

on

1. Third-person singular present form of olema.

   See on seal.

   It is there.

   See on seal olnud.

   It has been there.

2. Third-person plural present form of olema.

Finnish - Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [on]
• Hyphenation: on

Finnish - Verb

on

1. Third-person singular indicative present form of olla.

   Se on tuolla.

   It is there.

   Se on ollut tuolla.

   It has been there.

Finnish - Anagrams

• no

French - Etymology

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

French - Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ̃/
• Homophone: ont

French - 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)

     Quand on cherche l'amour...

     When one searches for love...

   On ne peut pas pêcher ici

   You can't fish here

2. (informal) We

   On s'est amusé.

   We had fun.

Synonyms

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

Related terms

Descendants

French - Anagrams

• NO
• no
• nô

French - External Links

• “on” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

German Low German - Conjunction

on

1. (in several dialects, including Low Prussian) alternative form of un (and)

   Melk on Brot

   milk and bread

Ido - Pronoun

on

1. alternative form of onu

Interlingua - Pronoun

on

1. one (indefinite personal pronoun)

Japanese - Romanization

on

1. rōmaji reading of おん

Middle English - Preposition

on

1. in; on

Old English - Etymology

Proto-Germanic *ana

Old English - Preposition

on

1. on, in, at, among

Old English - Adverb

on

1. (with verbs of taking or depriving) from

Old French - Pronoun

on

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

Descendants

• French: on

Polish - Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *onъ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eno-

Polish - Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔn̪/

Polish - Pronoun

on m

1. (obsolete) this (demonstrative)

Declension

Polish - See Also

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

Polish - External Links

• “on” in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romansch - Alternative Forms

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

Romansch - Etymology

From Latin annus.

Romansch - Noun

on m (plural ons)

1. (Sutsilvan, Vallader) year

Serbo-Croatian - Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *onъ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eno-

Serbo-Croatian - Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ôːn/

Serbo-Croatian - Pronoun

ȏn (Cyrillic spelling о̑н)

1. he

Declension

Slovak - Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *onъ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eno-; inflected forms from Proto-Slavic *jь, from Proto-Indo-European *éy.

Slovak - Pronoun

on

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

Declension

Slovene - Etymology

From Proto-Slavic *onъ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eno-

Slovene - Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɔ́n/
• Tonal orthography: ȍn

Slovene - Pronoun

òn

1. he

Declension

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

Swedish - Noun

on

1. indefinite plural of o

Turkish - Etymology

From Old Turkic on (“ten”), from Proto-Turkic.

Turkish - Cardinal Numeral

on (definite accusative onu, plural onlar)

1. (cardinal) ten

Declension

Turkmen - Etymology

From Old Turkic on (“ten”), from Proto-Turkic.

Turkmen - Cardinal Numeral

on

1. (cardinal) ten

Venetian - Article

on m sg

1. a, an

Usage notes

• Variant of un

Volapük - Etymology

Borrowing from French on.

Volapük - Pronoun

on

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

Declension

Walloon - Alternative Forms

• onk

Walloon - Numeral

on

1. (cardinal) one

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