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• (British Isles, Eastern New England) enPR: ŏn, МФА^(кључ): /ɒn/
• (Northern US, cot–caught merger) enPR: än, МФА^(кључ): /ɑn/
• (Southern American English, Midland US) МФА^(кључ): /ɔn/
• (Southern American English) МФА^(кључ): /ɔʊn/

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• Риме: -ɒn
• Homophone: awn (Midland American English, Southern American English, Cot-Caught merger)

From Средњи Енглески on, from Стари Енглески on, an (“on, upon, onto, in, into”), from Пра-Германски *ana (“on, at”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂en-. Cognate with North Frisian a (“on, in”), Saterland Frisian an (“on, at”), West Frisian oan (“on, at”), Холандски aan (“on, at, to”), Low German an (“on, at”), Немачки an (“to, at, on”), Шведски å (“on, at, in”), Faroese á (“on, onto, in, at”), Icelandic á (“on, in”), Готски 𐌰𐌽𐌰 (ana), Антички Грчки ἀνά (aná, “up, upon”), Албански në (“in”); and from Old Norse upp á: Дански på, Шведски på, Норвешки på, see upon.

on (not comparable)

1. In the state of being active, functioning or operating.

   Антоним: off

   All the lights are on, so they must be home.

2. Performing according to schedule; taking place.

   Are we still on for tonight?

   Is the show still on?

   We had to ration our food because there was a war on.

   That TV programme that you wanted to watch is on now.

3. Fitted; covering; being worn.

   Your feet will soon warm up once your socks are on.

   I was trying to drink out of the bottle while the top was still on!

4. (postpositive) Of a stated part of something, oriented towards the viewer or other specified direction.

   The photograph shows the UFO side on.

   edge on, side on, end on, face on

5. (chiefly UK, informal, usually negative) Acceptable, appropriate.

   You can't do that; it's just not on.

   • 1998 May 22, "Phoenix Gamma", If I was owned Nintendo..., alt.games.video.nintendo-64:

     This kind of over-packaging of goods is completely not on.

   • 2003 August 12, "DAB sounds worse than FM", Gerg Dyke's Speech at Radio Festival, alt.radio.digital:

     so Simon Nelson saying on Feedback "we'd prefer it if everybody listened to digital radio via DAB" is completely not on at all.

6. (informal) Destined, normally in the context of a challenge being accepted; involved, doomed.

   "Five bucks says the Cavs win tonight." ―"You're on!"

   Mike just threw coffee onto Paul's lap. It's on now.

7. (baseball, informal) Having reached a base as a runner and being positioned there, awaiting further action from a subsequent batter.
   • 2019 фебруар 24, Chris Kennedy, “Aggies Earn Series Win Over Yale in Sunday Finale”, in New Mexico State University Athletics‎^[1]:

     With one out and no men on, Tristen Carranza belted a ball to the opposite field for a solo home run to put the NM State deficit at just 2-1.

   • 2019 април 6, Daniel Martinez-Krams, “Baseball Falls Short in Game 2 of UCLA Series”, in The Stanford Daily‎^[2]:

     Although Stanford was outhit 15-6, the Cardinal stranded eight runners to UCLA's three, hitting just 3-15 with runners on compared to the Bruin's 9-22.

8. (cricket) Within the half of the field on the same side as the batsman's legs; the left side for a right-handed batsman.

   Синоним: leg; Антоним: off

   The captain moved two fielders to the on side.

   Ponsonby-Smythe hit a thumping on drive.

9. (euphemistic) Menstruating.
   • 2011, Netmums, Hollie Smith, You and Your Tween: Managing the years from 9 to 13, Hachette, →ISBN:

     It still gets in the way of her doing things like swimming, and she avoids sleepovers when she's 'on'.

• (baseball: positioned at a base): on base (not informal)

on (not comparable)

For idiomatic meanings of phrasal verbs, such as carry on, hang on, have on, try on, etc., please see the individual entries.

1. To an operating state.

   turn the television on

2. So as to cover or be fitted.

   The lid wasn't screwed on properly.

   Put on your hat and gloves.

3. Along, forwards (continuing an action).

   drive on, rock on

   • 2012 мај 5, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool”, in BBC Sport‎^[3]:

     He met Luis Suarez's cross at the far post, only for Chelsea keeper Petr Cech to show brilliant reflexes to deflect his header on to the bar. Carroll turned away to lead Liverpool's insistent protests that the ball had crossed the line but referee Phil Dowd and assistant referee Andrew Garratt waved play on, with even a succession of replays proving inconclusive.

4. In continuation, at length.

   and so on

   He rambled on and on.

5. (obsolete in the US) Later.

   Ten years on, nothing had changed in the village.

6. Of betting odds, denoting a better-than-even chance. See also odds-on.

   Антоним: against

   That horse is twenty-to-one on, so you need to stake twenty pounds just to win one pound.

• (active, functioning, operating): off
• (to an operating state): off
• (later): after, afterward/afterwards, later, subsequently, thence

on

1. Positioned at the upper surface of, touching from above.

   A vase of flowers stood on the table.

   Please lie down on the couch.

   The parrot was sitting on Jim's shoulder.

   • 1845, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Bridge

     I stood on the bridge at midnight.

2. Positioned at or resting against the outer surface of; attached to.

   He had a scar on the side of his face.

   There is a dirty smudge on this window.

   The painting hangs on the wall.

   The fruit ripened on the trees.

3. Expressing figurative placement or attachment.

   All of the responsibility is on him.

   I put a bet on the winning horse.

4. Denoting performance or action by contact with the surface, upper part, or outside of anything; hence, by means of; with.

   to play on a violin or piano

5. At or in (a certain region or location).

   The lighthouse that you can see is on the mainland.

   The suspect is thought to still be on the campus.

6. Near; adjacent to; alongside.

   The fleet is on the American coast.

   Croton-on-Hudson, Rostov-on-Don, Southend-on-Sea

7. Supported by (the specified part of itself).

   A table can't stand on two legs.

   After resting on his elbows, he stood on his toes, then walked on his heels.

8. So as to impart force to.

   tug on the rope; push hard on the door

9. So as to impact; against.

   I stubbed my toe on an old tree stump.

10. Covering.

    He wore old shoes on his feet.

11. (with certain modes of transport, especially public transport) Inside (a vehicle) for the purpose of travelling.

    on a bus, on a train, on a plane

12. At the date of.

    Born on the 4th of July.

13. Some time during the day of.

    On Sunday I'm busy. I'll see you on Monday.

    Can I see you on a different day?

14. At a given time after the start of something; at.

    Smith scored again on twelve minutes, doubling Mudchester Rovers' lead.

    • 2011 септембар 24, Aled Williams, “Chelsea 4-1 Swansea”, in BBC Sport:

      The Spain striker had given Chelsea the lead on 29 minutes but was shown a straight red card 10 minutes later for a rash challenge on Mark Gower.

15. Dealing with the subject of; about; concerning.

    I was reading a book on history.

    The city hosted the World Summit on the Information Society

    I have no opinion on this subject.

    • Шаблон:RQ:Trollope He Knew
16. (informal) In the possession of.

    I haven't got any money on me.

17. Because of, or due to.

    to arrest someone on suspicion of bribery

    to contact someone on a hunch

18. Upon; at the time of (and often because of).

    On Jack's entry, William got up to leave.

    On the addition of ammonia, a chemical reaction begins.

19. Paid for by.

    The drinks are on me tonight, boys.

    The meal is on the house.

    I paid for the airfare and meals for my family, but the hotel room was on the company.

20. Indicating a means or medium.

    I saw it on television.

    Can't you see I'm on the phone?

    My favorite shows are on BBC America.

    The Beatles' appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show is on YouTube.

    The film was released on DVD.

21. Indicating the target of, or thing affected by, an event or action.

    They planned an attack on London.

    The soldiers mutinied and turned their guns on their officers.

    Her words made a lasting impression on my mind.

    What will be the effect on morale?

22. Toward; for; indicating the object of an emotion.

    Have pity or compassion on him.

23. Indicating a means of subsistence.

    They lived on ten dollars a week.

    The dog survived three weeks on rainwater.

24. Engaged in or occupied with (an action or activity).

    He's on his lunch break.

    I'm on nights all this week.

    on vacation; on holiday; on the job; on the fiddle

26. Regularly taking (a drug).

    You've been on these antidepressants far too long.

    He's acting so strangely, I think he must be on something.

28. Under the influence of (a drug).

    He's acting crazy because he's on crack right now.

29. (mathematics) Having identical domain and codomain.

    a function on

30. (mathematics) Having ${\displaystyle V^{n}}$ as domain and V as codomain, for some set V and integer n.

    an operator on

31. (mathematics) Generated by.

    the free group on four letters

32. In addition to; besides; indicating multiplication or succession in a series.

    heaps on heaps of food

    mischief on mischief; loss on loss

33. (obsolete, regional) of
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    • Шаблон:RQ:Shakespeare Macbeth
34. Indicating dependence or reliance.

    I depended on them for assistance.

    He will promise on certain conditions.

35. (obsolete) At the peril of, or for the safety of.
    • Шаблон:RQ:Dryden Iliad
36. Serving as a member of.

    He is on the jury; I am on the committee.

37. By virtue of; with the pledge of.

    He affirmed or promised on his word, or on his honour.

38. To the account or detriment of; denoting imprecation or invocation, or coming to, falling, or resting upon.

    On us be all the blame.

    A curse on him!

    Please don't tell on her and get her in trouble.

    He turned on her and has been her enemy ever since.

    He went all honest on me, making me listen to his confession.

    • Шаблон:RQ:KJV
39. (especially when numbers of combatants or competitors are specified) Against; in opposition to.

    The fight was three on one, and he never stood a chance.

• (dealing with the subject of): about, apropos, as for; See also Thesaurus:about
• (because of): by dint of, due to; See also Thesaurus:because of

• depend (on)
• put on airs

on (third-person singular simple present ons, present participle oning or onning, simple past and past participle oned or onned)

1. (Singapore, Philippines, Malaysia, transitive, colloquial) to switch on

   Can you on the light?

   Синоним: turn on

From Old Norse ón, án (“without”), from Пра-Германски *ēnu, *ēno, *ino (“without”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḗnu (“without”). Cognate with North Frisian on (“without”), Middle Dutch an, on (“without”), Middle Low German āne (“without”), Немачки ohne (“without”), Готски 𐌹𐌽𐌿 (inu, “without, except”), Антички Грчки ἄνευ (áneu, “without”).

• ohn

on

1. (UK dialectal, Scotland) Without.

• Usually followed by a present participle, as being, having, etc.

From Јапански 音読み (on'yomi, literally “sound reading”).

on

1. In the Japanese language, a pronunciation, or reading, of a kanji character that was originally based on the character's pronunciation in Chinese, contrasted with kun.

   Most kanji have two kinds of reading, called "on" and "kun".

• kun

• on at OneLook Dictionary Search

• N.O., NO, No, No., no, no. ^{(alphagram no)}

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Cardinal : on     Ordinal : onuncu

From Proto-Turkic *ōn (“ten”).^[1] Cognate with Old Turkic [Терм?] (/⁠on⁠/, “ten”).

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Ћирилица
Латиница
Perso-Arabic

on

1. ten

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From Proto-Basque *boń.

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on (comparative hobe, superlative onen or hoberen, excessive onegi)

1. good
2. useful, convenient

Шаблон:eu-decl-adj

• “on”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
• Шаблон:R:OEH

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• ahont, hon, hont (archaic)
• ont

From Old Catalan on (“whence”), from Латински unde (“whence”). Compare Occitan ont, Стари Француски ont (Француски dont), Шпански onde.

• МФА^(кључ): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈon]

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Шаблон:ca-adv

1. where

• “on” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
• “on” in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana.
• “on” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “on” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

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• un (widely in free variation)
• en (some western dialects)

The native form in most dialects was Old High German indi, whence the variant en. In parts of the Eifel, this indi regularly becomes on (compare Luxembourgish an). In southern and eastern dialects, on the other hand, on may have been inherited from the Old High German variant unde (unti). From these two groups of dialects, the form will have spread, without doubt under influence of Немачки und.

• МФА^(кључ): /on/

on

1. and

   Salz on Päfer

   salt and pepper

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on, ōn

1. (demonstrative) that; those

• in

• Michel Launey with Christopher Mackay (2011) An Introduction to Classical Nahuatl, Amazon Kindle: Cambridge University Press, page Loc 1408

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• ôn

From Proto-Celtic *ognos, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷnós (“lamb”).

• (Revived Middle Cornish) МФА^(кључ): [ɔːn]
• (Revived Late Cornish) МФА^(кључ): [oːn]

on m (plural en)

1. lamb

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on

1. ten

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From Old Czech on, from Пра-Словенски *onъ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ónos

• МФА^(кључ): /on/

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• Риме: -on

Шаблон:cs-pron

1. he (third person personal singular)

Шаблон:cs-personal pronouns

• on in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
• on in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989

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Шаблон:nl-adv

1. rarely used as shorthand for oneven (odd), the prefix on- means not (corresponds to English un-)

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on

1. third-person singular present indicative of olema
2. third-person plural present indicative of olema

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on

1. third-person singular indicative present of olla

   Se on tuolla.

   It is there.

   Se on ollut tuolla.

   It has been there.

• no ^{(alphagram no)}

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• l’on (formal)

From Стари Француски hom, om (nominative form), from Латински homō (“human being”) (compare homme from the Old French oblique form home, from the Latin accusative form hominem). Its pronominal use is of Германски origin. Compare Стари Енглески man (“one, they, people”), reduced form of Стари Енглески mann (“person”); Каталонски hom; Немачки man (“one, they, people”); Холандски men (“one, they, people”).

• МФА^(кључ): /ɔ̃/, (before a vowel) /ɔ.n‿/

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• Homophone: ont

on

1. (indefinite) one, people, you, someone (an unspecified individual)

   Синоними: quelqu’un (in some contexts), l’on (formal)

   • 2003, Natasha St. Pier, L’instant d’après (album), Quand on cherche l’amour (song)

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     —Quand on cherche l'amour..., When one searches for love...

1. On ne peut pas pêcher ici ― You can’t fish here

2. (personal, informal) we

   Синоним: nous (in some contexts)

   • 2021, Zaz, Tout là-haut

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     —On oublie nos certitudes, We forget our certainties

1. On s’est amusés. ― We had fun.

• In informal French, on has almost completely replaced the pronoun nous (“we”) to indicate the first person plural.
• The verb is always conjugated in the third-person singular, but a following attribute may optionally agree with on or the plural subject implicit therein.

  On y est allé / allés / allées. ― We went there.

  On est prêt / prêts / prêtes. ― We are ready.

• The variant l’on is used in more formal or literary contexts. Some use it especially after que (que l'on) to avoid the contraction qu’on, which is homophonous with the vulgar word con.

• → Есперанто: oni
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• “on” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

• NO, nô

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on

1. (in several dialects, including Low Prussian) Alternative form of un (and)

   Melk on Brot

   milk and bread

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on

1. the

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• МФА^(кључ): /on/, /ɔn/

on

1. Шаблон:apocopic form of; one, someone, they (indefinite personal pronoun)

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• (Soikkola) МФА^(кључ): /ˈon/
• Хифенација: on

on

1. third-person singular indicative present of olla
   • Шаблон:RQ:izh:Iljin:Bukvari

• Шаблон:R:izh:Junus:1936

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on

1. one (indefinite personal pronoun)

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on

1. Rōmaji transcription of おん

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on

1. (there) is

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From Стари Енглески on, from Пра-Западно Германски *an, from Пра-Германски *ana (“on, at”).

on

1. on, in

Шаблон:enm-adv

1. on

• (preposition): one, onne, hon, ane; an (before initial h or vowel); æn (early)
• (adverb): one, onne, an

• Енглески: on
• Шкотски: an, on
• Yola: an, a

• “on” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved MED30550.
• “on” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved MED30548.

on

1. Alternative form of oon

on

1. Alternative form of oon

Шаблон:enm-adv

1. Alternative form of oon

on

1. (Early Middle English) Alternative form of a (indefinite article)

on

1. (Early Middle English) first/third-person singular present of unnen

on (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of wone (“course”)

on (uncountable)

1. Alternative form of oven

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Шаблон:se-adv

1. again

• Álgu database

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• ond

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Шаблон:oc-adv

1. (Gascony) where

• Шаблон:R:deoffog2005, page 99.

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From Пра-Словенски *onъ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ónos.

• МФА^(кључ): /on/

on (third person)

1. he

Шаблон:zlw-ocs-decl-noun

• Чешки: on

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• an

From Пра-Германски *ana

• МФА^(кључ): /on/

Шаблон:ang-prep

1. on, in, at, among [+dative or instrumental]

On þæm huse

In the house

1. on, during [+accusative]

On midne winter

In mid-winter

Шаблон:ang-adv

1. (with verbs of taking or depriving) from

• Средњи Енглески: an, on

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• hon

See hom, om.

on

1. one (gender-neutral third-person singular pronoun)

• Француски: on

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From Пра-Западно Германски *an, from Пра-Германски *an (“on”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- (“up”). Cognates include Стари Енглески on, Old Saxon ana and Old Dutch ana.

• МФА^(кључ): /on/

on

1. on

• North Frisian: a
• Saterland Frisian: an, oun
• West Frisian: oan

• Шаблон:R:ofs:Bremmer:2009

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on

1. Алтернативно спеловање од ón

on

1. Алтернативно спеловање од ón

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Наслеђено од Пра-Словенски *onъ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ónos.

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• Риме: -ɔn
• Syllabification: on

on (plural: masculine personal oni, all others one)

1. he (for animate nouns), it (for inanimate nouns)

on m

1. (dated) this (demonstrative)

Шаблон:pl-decl-adj

• ja
• ty
• my
• wy
• Appendix:Polish pronouns

• on in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• on in Polish dictionaries at PWN

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• jon, jone

on

1. they^[1][2][3]

• Kalo Finnish Romani: joon
• Vlax Romani: von

Шаблон:Romani personal pronouns

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• (Rumantsch Grischun, Sursilvan, Surmiran) onn
• (Puter) an

From Латински annus.

Шаблон:rm-noun

1. (Sutsilvan, Vallader) year

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From Proto-Bahnaric *ʔuɲ. Cognate with Bahnar ŭnh and Hrê ùnh.

• МФА^(кључ): /ʔɔn/

on

1. fire

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From Пра-Словенски *onъ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ónos.

• МФА^(кључ): /ôːn/

ȏn (Ћирилица spelling о̑н)

1. he

• njezin
• njegov

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From Пра-Словенски *onъ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ónos; inflected forms from Пра-Словенски *jь, from Proto-Indo-European *éy.

• МФА^(кључ): /ɔn/

on

1. he (third-person personal masculine singular pronoun)

• on in Slovak dictionaries at korpus.sk

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From Пра-Словенски *onъ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ónos.

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1. he

Шаблон:sl-decl-pron-on

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From Proto-Uto-Aztecan *ona.

on

1. salt

• Шаблон:Willett et al. 2016

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on

1. indefinite plural of o

• NO, no. ^{(alphagram no)}

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Турски cardinal бројеви

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Cardinal : on     Ordinal : onuncu     Distributive : onar
Турски Wikipedia article on 10 (sayı)

From Ottoman Turkish اون (on), from Proto-Turkic *ōn (“ten”). Compare Old Turkic 𐰆𐰣 (un¹ /⁠on⁠/, “ten”)

on

1. ten

Шаблон:tr-infl-noun-c

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From Old Turkic 𐰆𐰣 (un¹ /⁠on⁠/, “ten”), from Proto-Turkic *ōn (“ten”).

on

1. ten

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on m sg

1. a, an

• Variant of un

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Borrowed from Француски on.

on

1. it
2. (obsolete, indefinite personal pronoun) one

Шаблон:vo-decl-pronoun

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• onk

МФА^(кључ): /ɔ̃/

on

1. one

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on

1. Alternative form of an
   • 1867, “THE WEDDEEN O BALLYMORE”, in SONGS, ETC. IN THE DIALECT OF FORTH AND BARGY, number 1:

     On his lhaung-tyel garraane.

     On his long tail pony.

• Jacob Poole (d. 1827) (before 1828) William Barnes, editor, A Glossary, With some Pieces of Verse, of the old Dialect of the English Colony in the Baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, London: J. Russell Smith, published 1867, page 94