-ον

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See also: ον, ὅν, ον., and Appendix:Variations of "on"

Ancient Greek

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Alternative forms

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  • -όν (-ón) — stressed

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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From Proto-Hellenic *-on, from Proto-Indo-European *-om (masculine singular accusative and neuter singular nominative and accusative form of *-os). Cognate with Latin neuter -um (from Old Latin and Proto-Italic *-om) both in names and adjectives.

Suffix

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-ον • (-on)

  1. inflection of -ος (-os):
    1. accusative masculine singular
    2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular

Etymology 2

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From Proto-Indo-European *-ont (neuter singular nominative and accusative form of *-onts).

Suffix

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-ον • (-on)

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of -ων (-ōn)

Greek

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Etymology

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See #Ancient Greek.

Suffix

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-ον • (-on)

  1. (nouns in -ον) ending for nominative, accusative and vocative singular forms (e.g. μέλλον).
  2. For Katharevousa endings, see #Ancient Greek
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