Betekenis (Engels)

A higher-register or more formal alternative to on in most, though not all, prepositional uses.

Frequentie

A2
Uitgesproken als (IPA)
/əˈpɒn/
Etymologie (Engels)

In summary

From Middle English upon, uppon, uppen, from Old English upon, uppon, uppan (“on, upon, up to, against, after, in addition to”), equivalent to up (“adverb”) + on (“preposition”). Cognate with Old Saxon uppan (“upon”), Old High German ūfan, ūffan (“upon”), Icelandic upp á, upp á (“up on, upon”), Swedish uppå (“up on, upon”) (thence Swedish på), Danish på (“up on, upon”), Norwegian på (“up on, upon”).

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