-ον
Appearance
Ancient Greek
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]- -όν (-ón) — stressed
Pronunciation
[edit]- (5th BCE Attic) IPA(key): /on/
- (1st CE Egyptian) IPA(key): /on/
- (4th CE Koine) IPA(key): /on/
- (10th CE Byzantine) IPA(key): /on/
- (15th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA(key): /on/
Etymology 1
[edit]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
[edit]-ον • (-on)
- inflection of -ος (-os):
Etymology 2
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *-ont (neuter singular nominative and accusative form of *-onts).
Suffix
[edit]-ον • (-on)
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of -ων (-ōn)
Greek
[edit]Etymology
[edit]See #Ancient Greek.
Suffix
[edit]-ον • (-on)
- (nouns in -ον) ending for nominative, accusative and vocative singular forms (e.g. μέλλον).
- For Katharevousa endings, see #Ancient Greek