-on

Signification (Anglais)

1. (masculine, morpheme) forms diminutives of things, including some animals
2. (masculine, morpheme) forms augmentatives of things
3. (masculine, morpheme) indicates origin or occupation

Synonymes

-ette

Traductions

-on

-let

-ling

-cık

-cik

-cağız

-chen

-ceğiz

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ɔ̃/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de ancien français: -on

Hérité de latin: -ōnem

Emprunté à grec ancien: -ον

In summary

Inherited from Middle French -on, from Old French -on, a blending of Latin -ōnem (accusative singular of -ō, masculine appellative suffix), Frankish *-on (accusative of *-ō, ending of masculine weak declension nouns), Frankish *-īn (diminutive suffix), and *-ing (diminutive suffix for animals, via -enc, -enz). Some also descend from the Celtic singulative *-onos, such as mouton.