-on

Meaning

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

Concepts

-on

-let

-ling

Synonyms

-ette

Translations

-chen

-cık

-cik

-cağız

-ceğiz

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɔ̃/

Etymology

Inherited from Old French: -on

Inherited from Latin: -ōnem

Borrowed from Ancient Greek: -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.