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English

Pronunciation

  • (UK, Australia, Eastern New England) enPR: ŏn, IPA(key): /ɒn/
  • (Southern US, Midland US, Philadelphia, Baltimore) IPA(key): /ɔn/
  • (Southern US) IPA(key): /ɔʊn/
  • (Northern US or cotcaught merger) enPR: än, IPA(key): /ɑn/
  • (Canada) IPA(key): [ɒːn ~ ɔːn]
  • Rhymes: -ɒn, -ɔːn
  • Homophone: awn (Midland American English, Southern American English, Cot-Caught merger)

Etymology 1

    From Middle English on, from Old English on, an (on, upon, onto, in, into), from Proto-West Germanic *ana, from Proto-Germanic *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), Dutch aan (on, at, to), Low German an (on, at), German an (to, at, on), Swedish å (on, at, in), Faroese á (on, onto, in, at), Icelandic á (on, in), Gothic 𐌰𐌽𐌰 (ana), Ancient Greek ἀνά (aná, up, upon), Albanian (in); and from Old Norse upp á: Danish , Swedish , Norwegian , see upon.

    Adjective

    on (not comparable)

    1. In the state of being active, functioning or operating.
      Antonym: off
    2. Happening; taking place; being or due to be put into action.
      1. (informal) Of a person, used to express agreement to or acceptance of a proposal or challenge made by that person; most commonly with subject "you" (see you're on).
    3. Fitted; covering or being worn.
    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.
    6. (often negative) Possible; capable of being successfully carried out.
    7. (Can we verify(+) this sense?) (informal) Destined; involved, doomed.
    8. (baseball, informal) Having reached a base as a runner and being positioned there, awaiting further action from a subsequent batter.
    9. (cricket) Within the half of the field on the same side as the batsman's legs; the left side for a right-handed batsman.
      Synonym: leg Antonym: off
      The captain moved two fielders to the on side.
      Ponsonby-Smythe hit a thumping on drive.
    10. (snooker, postpositive) Of a ball, being the next in sequence to be potted, according to the rules of the game.
    11. (acting, drama, roleplaying games) Acting in character.
    12. (informal, of a person) Performative or funny in a wearying manner.
    13. (euphemistic) Menstruating.
    Synonyms
    • (baseball: positioned at a base): on base (not informal)
    Translations

    Adverb

    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.
    2. So as to cover or be fitted.
    3. Along, forwards (continuing an action).
    4. In continuation, at length.
    5. (obsolete in the US) Later.
    6. Of betting odds, denoting a better-than-even chance. See also odds-on.
      Antonym: against
    Synonyms
    • (later): after, afterward/afterwards, later, subsequently, thence
    Antonyms
    • (antonym(s) of active, functioning, operating): off
    • (antonym(s) of to an operating state): off
    Translations

    Preposition

    on

    1. Indicating position or location.
      1. Positioned at the upper surface of, touching from above.
      2. Positioned at or resting against the outer surface of; attached to.
      3. Covering.
      4. At or in (a geographical location or position).
        The lighthouse that you can see is on the mainland.
        The suspect is thought to still be on the campus.
      5. At (a relative spatial position).
        We live on the edge of the city.
        on the left, on the right, on the side, on the bottom
      6. Near; adjacent to; alongside; just off.
      7. Aboard (a mode of transport, especially public transport, or transport that one sits astride or uses while standing).
        on a bus, on a train, on a plane, on a ferry, on a yacht
        on a bicycle, on a motorbike, on a horse, on a scooter
    2. Expressing figurative placement, burden, or attachment.
    3. Denoting physical contact or interaction with an object, such as impact or application of force.
      1. With verbs describing an action of pushing, pulling, pressing, etc., designates the thing to which force is applied.
        tug on the rope; push hard on the door
      2. With verbs describing an action of hitting, rubbing, scratching, binding against, etc., designates the thing impacted or contacted.
      3. Denoting performance or action by contact with the surface, upper part, or outside of anything; hence, by means of; with.
    4. Supported by (the specified part of itself).
    5. (UK) At (a certain value or level).
    6. At (a certain position within a sequence).
    7. At or during the date or day of.
    8. (UK, especially in sports reporting) At (a given time after the start of something).
    9. Dealing with the subject of; about; concerning.
    10. Indicating a means or medium.
    11. Indicating the target of, or thing affected by, an event or action.
    12. (informal) In the possession of.
    13. Because of; due to; upon the basis of (something not yet confirmed as true).
    14. (also often 'upon') At the time of (and often because of).
    15. (also often 'upon') Arrived or coming into the presence of.
    16. Paid for by.
    17. Toward; for; indicating the object of an emotion.
    18. (especially Ireland) Indicating the person experiencing an emotion, cold, thirst, hunger, etc.
    19. Indicating a means of subsistence.
    20. Engaged in or occupied with (an action or activity).
    21. Regularly taking (a drug).
    22. Under the influence of (a drug, or something that is causing drug-like effects).
    23. In addition to; besides; indicating multiplication or succession in a series.
    24. Indicating dependence or reliance.
    25. Serving as a member of.
    26. By virtue of; with the pledge of.
      1. (informal, chiefly in set phrases) Ellipsis of I swear on: on my life, on God, on everything, etc.
    27. To the account or detriment of; denoting imprecation or invocation, or coming to, falling, or resting upon.
    28. (especially when numbers of combatants or competitors are specified) Against; in opposition to.
    29. (philosophy, logic) According to, from the standpoint of; expressing what must follow, whether accepted or not, if a given premise or system is assumed true.
    30. (snooker) In a position of being able to pot (a given ball).
    31. (mathematics) Having as identical domain and codomain.
    32. (mathematics) Having V n {displaystyle V^} as domain and V as codomain, for the specified set V and some integer n.
    33. (mathematics) Generated by.
    34. (mathematics, uncommon) Divided by.
      Synonym: over
    35. (obsolete or dialect, regional) Of.
    36. (obsolete) At the peril of, or for the safety of.
    Synonyms
    • (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
    Derived terms
    Related terms
    • depend (on)
    • put on airs
    Translations

    Verb

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

    1. (Singapore, Philippines, Malaysia, Nigeria, transitive, colloquial) To switch on.
      Synonym: turn on

    Etymology 2

    From Old Norse ón, án (without), from Proto-Germanic *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), German ohne (without), Gothic 𐌹𐌽𐌿 (inu, without, except).

    Unlikely to be related to Ancient Greek ἄνευ (áneu, without), which likely akin to Proto-Germanic *sundraz instead (whence sunder).

    Alternative forms

    • ohn

    Preposition

    on

    1. (UK dialectal, Scotland) Without.(Can we add an example for this sense?)
    Usage notes
    • Usually followed by a present participle, as being, having, etc.

    Etymology 3

    From Japanese 音読み (on'yomi, literally sound reading).

    Noun

    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.
    Related terms
    • kun

    See also

    • on dit (etymologically unrelated)

    References

    • “on”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

    Anagrams

    • , NO, No, No., N.O., no, no.

    Azerbaijani

    Etymology

    From Proto-Turkic *ōn (ten). Cognate with Old Turkic 𐰆𐰣 (on, ten).

    Pronunciation

    Numeral

    on

    1. ten

    References

    Basque

    Etymology

    From Proto-Basque *bon.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /on/ [õn]
    • Rhymes: -on
    • Hyphenation: on

    Adjective

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

    1. good
    2. useful, convenient

    Declension

    Further reading

    • “on”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy], Euskaltzaindia
    • “on”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

    Catalan

    Alternative forms

    • ahont, hon, hont (archaic)
    • ont

    Etymology

    Inherited from Old Catalan on (whence), from Latin unde (whence). Compare Occitan ont, Old French ont (French dont), Spanish onde.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [ˈon]

    Adverb

    on

    1. where

    References

    • “on” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
    • “on”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2024
    • “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.

    Central Franconian

    Alternative forms

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

    Etymology

    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 German und.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /on/

    Conjunction

    on

    1. and
      Salz on Päfer
      salt and pepper

    Classical Nahuatl

    Pronoun

    on, ōn

    1. (demonstrative) that; those

    Related terms

    • in

    References

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

    Cornish

    Alternative forms

    • ôn

    Etymology

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

    Pronunciation

    • (Revived Middle Cornish) IPA(key): [ɔːn]
    • (Revived Late Cornish) IPA(key): [oːn]

    Noun

    on m (plural en)

    1. lamb

    Crimean Tatar

    Etymology

    From Proto-Turkic *ōn.

    Numeral

    on

    1. ten

    References

    • “on”, in Luğatçıq (in Russian)

    Czech

    Etymology

    Inherited from Old Czech on, from Proto-Slavic *onъ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ónos.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): [ˈon]
    • Rhymes: -on

    Pronoun

    on m

    1. he (third person personal singular)

    Declension

    Derived terms

    Related terms

    Further reading

    • “on”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
    • “on”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
    • “on”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

    Dutch

    Adverb

    on

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

    Estonian

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈonː/, [ˈonː] (stressed)
    • IPA(key): /on/, [on] (unstressed)
    • Rhymes: -onː, -on
    • Hyphenation: on

    Verb

    on

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

    Finnish

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈon/, [ˈo̞n]
    • Rhymes: -on
    • Hyphenation(key): on

    Verb

    on

    1. third-person singular indicative present of olla

    Anagrams

    • no

    French

    Alternative forms

    • l’on (formal)

    Etymology

    Inherited from Old French hom, om (nominative form), from Latin homō (human being) (compare homme from the Old French oblique form home, from the Latin accusative form hominem). Its pronominal use is of Germanic origin. Compare Old English man (one, they, people), reduced form of Old English mann (person); Catalan hom; German man (one, they, people); Dutch men (one, they, people). In the second sense, meaning "we", also compare the development Malay kita orang (we (incl.) + person) and the dialectal forms found in eastern Indonesia: kitorang, kitong, torang.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ɔ̃/, (before a vowel) /ɔ.n‿/
    • Homophone: ont

    Pronoun

    on

    1. (indefinite) one, people, you, someone (an unspecified individual)
      Synonyms: quelqu’un (in some contexts), l’on (formal)
      • 2003, Natasha St. Pier, L’instant d’après (album), Quand on cherche l’amour (song)
      On ne peut pas pêcher iciYou can’t fish here
    2. (personal, informal) we
      Synonym: nous (in some contexts)
      On s’est amusés.We had fun.

    Usage notes

    • In informal and standard conversational French, on has almost completely replaced the pronoun nous (we) to indicate that a sentence or clause has a first-person plural as its subject. However, nous is still favored in formal writing and speech, and is still used colloquially as a disjunctive reinforcing nominative on, as well as to indicate direct and indirect objects. It may be used for reflexive objects, but as this is potentially ambiguous, these are also indicated with the reflexive pronoun se — especially with reinforcement from disjunctive nous, which clarifies that the speaker means "we" and not "one," i.e. a generalized indefinite subject. This clarification can also be achieved by the use of tous.
      On est toujours là.We're still here.
      Nous, on s’y fait.We get used to it.
      On connait tous la chanson qu’elle chante.We all know which song she is singing.
      Nous, on l’a tous vu.We all saw it.
    • The verb is always conjugated in the third-person singular, but if the pronoun refers to a first-person plural, the attribute agrees in gender and number.
      On est venu ici.One came here.
      On y est allés / allées.We went there.
      On est 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.

    Related terms

    Descendants

    • Esperanto: oni
      • Ido: onu

    Further reading

    • “on”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

    Anagrams

    • NO,

    German

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    on (indeclinable, predicative only)

    1. (Internet slang, especially video games) Clipping of online.
      Coordinate term: off

    German Low German

    Conjunction

    on

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

    Guerrero Nahuatl

    Noun

    on

    1. the

    Ido

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /on/, /ɔn/

    Pronoun

    on

    1. Apocopic form of onu; one, someone, they (indefinite personal pronoun)

    See also

    Interlingua

    Pronoun

    on

    1. one (indefinite personal pronoun)

    Japanese

    Romanization

    on

    1. Rōmaji transcription of おん

    Juǀ'hoan

    Pronunciation

    • The nasal vowel IPA(key): /õ/

    Letter

    on (upper case On)

    1. A letter of the Juǀ'hoan alphabet, written in the Latin script.

    Karaim

    Etymology 1

    From Proto-Turkic *ōn. Compare to Crimean Tatar on, Karachay-Balkar он (on), Kumyk он (on), Urum он (on), etc.

    Numeral

    on

    1. ten

    Etymology 2

    From Proto-Turkic *oŋ. Compare to Crimean Tatar , Karachay-Balkar онг (), Kumyk онг (), Urum он (on), etc.

    Noun

    on

    1. right

    References

    N. A. Baskakov, S.M. Šapšala, editor (1973), “on”, in Karaimsko-Russko-Polʹskij Slovarʹ [Karaim-Russian-Polish Dictionary], Moscow: Moskva, →ISBN

    Karelian

    Verb

    on

    1. third-person singular indicative present of olla

    Lombard

    Alternative forms

    • vun

    Etymology

    From Old Lombard un, from Latin ūnus, from Old Latin oinos.

    Pronunciation

    • (Milanese) IPA(key): /un/

    Article

    on m (feminine ona, plural di)

    1. a

    Middle English

    Etymology 1

      From Old English on, an, from Proto-West Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic *ana (on, at).

      Preposition

      on

      1. on, in

      Adverb

      on

      1. on
      Alternative forms
      • (preposition): one, onne, hon, ane; an (before initial h or vowel); æn (Early Middle English)
      • (adverb): one, onne, an
      Descendants
      • English: on
      • Scots: an, on
      • Yola: on

      References

      • “on, prep.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
      • “on, adv.(1).”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

      Etymology 2

      Numeral

      on

      1. Alternative form of oon

      Pronoun

      on

      1. Alternative form of oon

      Adverb

      on

      1. Alternative form of oon

      Determiner

      on

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

      Etymology 3

      Verb

      on

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

      Etymology 4

      Noun

      on (uncountable)

      1. Alternative form of wone (course)

      Etymology 5

      Noun

      on (uncountable)

      1. Alternative form of oven

      Northern Sami

      Etymology

      (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

      Pronunciation

      • (Kautokeino) IPA(key): /ˈoːn/

      Adverb

      ōn

      1. again

      Further reading

      • Koponen, Eino, Ruppel, Klaas, Aapala, Kirsti, editors (2002–2008), Álgu database: Etymological database of the Saami languages[5], Helsinki: Research Institute for the Languages of Finland

      Occitan

      Alternative forms

      • ond

      Pronunciation

      Adverb

      on

      1. (Gascony) where

      References

      • Patric Guilhemjoan, Diccionari elementari occitan-francés francés-occitan (gascon), 2005, Orthez, per noste, 2005, →ISBN, page 99.

      Old Czech

      Etymology

      Inherited from Proto-Slavic *onъ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ónos.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): (13th CE) /ˈon/
      • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ˈon/

      Pronoun

      on m sg (third person)

      1. he (masculine singular)

      Declension

      Descendants

      • Czech: on

      Pronoun

      on

      1. Alternative form of onen

      References

      • Jan Gebauer (1903–1916) “on”, in Slovník staročeský (in Czech), Prague: Česká grafická společnost "unie", Česká akademie císaře Františka Josefa pro vědy, slovesnost a umění

      Old English

      Alternative forms

      • an, a
      • ᚩᚾ (ón)Ruthwell Cross

      Etymology

        Inherited from Proto-West Germanic *ana, from Proto-Germanic *ana.

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): /on/

        Preposition

        on

        1. on, in, at, among [with accusative or dative or instrumental]
          • late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
          • Early 11th c., Defensor's translation of Liber Scintillarum
        2. on, during [with accusative]
        3. onto, into (to express allative motion or a change of state) [with accusative]

        Adverb

        on

        1. (with verbs of taking or depriving) from

        Descendants

        • Middle English: an, on, one, onne, hon, ane, an (before initial h or vowel), æn (Early Middle English), one, onne, an
          • English: on
          • Scots: an, on
          • Yola: on

        Old French

        Alternative forms

        • hon

        Etymology

        See hom, om.

        Pronoun

        on

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

        Descendants

        • French: on

        Old Frisian

        Etymology

        From Proto-West Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic *an (on), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂en- (up). Cognates include Old English on, Old Saxon ana and Old Dutch ana.

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): /on/

        Preposition

        on

        1. on

        Descendants

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

        References

        • Bremmer, Rolf H. (2009) An Introduction to Old Frisian: History, Grammar, Reader, Glossary, Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, →ISBN

        Old Irish

        Pronoun

        on

        1. Alternative spelling of ón

        Article

        on

        1. Alternative spelling of ón

        Old Polish

        Etymology

        Inherited from Proto-Slavic *onъ. First attested in the 14th century.

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): (10th–15th CE) /ɔn/
        • IPA(key): (15th CE) /ɔn/

        Pronoun

        on

        1. he (for animate nouns), it (for inanimate nouns)
        2. this (demonstrative)

        Declension

        This pronoun needs an inflection-table template.

        Descendants

        • Polish: on
        • Silesian: ôn

        References

        • B. Sieradzka-Baziur, Ewa Deptuchowa, Joanna Duska, Mariusz Frodyma, Beata Hejmo, Dorota Janeczko, Katarzyna Jasińska, Krystyna Kajtoch, Joanna Kozioł, Marian Kucała, Dorota Mika, Gabriela Niemiec, Urszula Poprawska, Elżbieta Supranowicz, Ludwika Szelachowska-Winiarzowa, Zofia Wanicowa, Piotr Szpor, Bartłomiej Borek, editors (2011–2015), “on”, in Słownik pojęciowy języka staropolskiego [Conceptual Dictionary of Old Polish] (in Polish), Kraków: IJP PAN, →ISBN

        Polish

        Etymology

        Inherited from Old Polish on. The oblique case forms come from Proto-Slavic *jь.

        Pronunciation

        • Rhymes: -ɔn
        • Syllabification: on
        • Homophone: -on

        Pronoun

        on m (feminine ona, neuter ono)

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

        Declension

        Pronoun

        on

        1. (dated, demonstrative) this

        Declension

        See also

        • Appendix:Polish pronouns

        Trivia

        According to Słownik frekwencyjny polszczyzny współczesnej (1990), on is one of the most used words in Polish, appearing 1477 times in scientific texts, 677 times in news, 976 times in essays, 1957 times in fiction, and 1617 times in plays, each out of a corpus of 100,000 words, totaling 6650 times, making it the 8th most common word in a corpus of 500,000 words.

        References

        Further reading

        • on in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
        • on in Polish dictionaries at PWN
        • Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “on”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
        • Maria Renata Mayenowa, Stanisław Rospond, Witold Taszycki, Stefan Hrabec, Władysław Kuraszkiewicz (2010-2023) “on”, in Słownik Polszczyzny XVI Wieku [A Dictionary of 16th Century Polish]
        • “ON I”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 2021 November 3
        • “ON II”, in Elektroniczny Słownik Języka Polskiego XVII i XVIII Wieku [Electronic Dictionary of the Polish Language of the XVII and XVIII Century], 2020 March 30
        • Samuel Bogumił Linde (1807–1814) “on”, in Słownik języka polskiego
        • Aleksander Zdanowicz (1861) “on”, in Słownik języka polskiego, Wilno 1861
        • J. Karłowicz, A. Kryński, W. Niedźwiedzki, editors (1904), “on”, in Słownik języka polskiego (in Polish), volume 3, Warsaw, page 779

        Romani

        Alternative forms

        • jon, jone

        Pronoun

        on

        1. they

        See also


        References

        Romansch

        Alternative forms

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

        Etymology

        From Latin annus.

        Noun

        on m (plural ons)

        1. (Sutsilvan, Vallader) year

        Salar

        Etymology

        From Proto-Turkic *ōn.

        Numeral

        on (3rd person possessive [please provide], plural [please provide])

        1. ten

        Sedang

        Etymology

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

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): /ʔɔn/

        Noun

        on

        1. fire

        Serbo-Croatian

        Etymology

        Inherited from Proto-Slavic *onъ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ónos.

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): /ôːn/

        Pronoun

        ȏn (Cyrillic spelling о̑н)

        1. he

        Declension

        See also

        • njezin
        • njegov

        Slovak

        Etymology

        Inherited from Proto-Slavic *onъ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ónos; inflected forms from Proto-Slavic *jь, from Proto-Indo-European *éy.

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): /ɔn/

        Pronoun

        on m

        1. he, it (third-person singular pronoun)

        Declension

        Related terms

        Further reading

        • “on”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2003–2024

        Slovene

        Etymology

        From Proto-Slavic *onъ, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁ónos.

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): /ɔ́n/

        Pronoun

        ȍn

        1. he
        2. (obsolete) onkanje form[→SS, p. 389]

        Usage notes

        The second binding singular form (-enj) is used when the prefix ends in a consonant:

        • zȃnj (za- + -nj)
        • skọ̑zenj (skoz- + -enj)

        Inflection

        See also

        Further reading

        • on”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
        • on”, in Termania, Amebis
        • See also the general references

        Anagrams

        • No., No, no., , no, NO, N.O.

        Southeastern Tepehuan

        Etymology

        From Proto-Uto-Aztecan *ona.

        Noun

        on

        1. salt

        References

        • R. de Willett, Elizabeth, et al. (2016) Diccionario tepehuano de Santa María Ocotán, Durango (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 48)‎[6] (in Spanish), electronic edition, Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 140

        Swedish

        Noun

        on

        1. indefinite plural of o

        Anagrams

        • NO, no.

        Tagalog

        Etymology

        Borrowed from English on.

        Pronunciation

        • (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ˈʔon/ [ˈʔon̪]
        • Rhymes: -on
        • Syllabification: on

        Adjective

        on (Baybayin spelling ᜂᜈ᜔)

        1. (slang) in a relationship with someone

        Derived terms

        Anagrams

        • no, 'no

        Turkish

        Etymology

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

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): /on/

        Numeral

        on

        1. ten

        Declension

        Turkmen

        Etymology

        From Proto-Turkic *ōn (ten).

        Numeral

        on

        1. ten

        Venetan

        Article

        on m sg

        1. a, an

        Usage notes

        • Variant of un

        Volapük

        Etymology

        Borrowed from French on.

        Pronoun

        on

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

        Declension

        Votic

        Pronunciation

        • (Luutsa, Liivtšülä) IPA(key): /ˈon/, [ˈon]
        • Rhymes: -on
        • Hyphenation: on

        Verb

        on

        1. third-person singular indicative present of õllõ

        Walloon

        Alternative forms

        • onk

        Etymology

        From Latin ūnum.

        Pronunciation

        IPA(key): /ɔ̃/

        Article

        on (masculine before a vowel: in-, feminine: ine)

        1. an, a
          on tchina dog
          in-åbea tree
          ine mintea lie

        Numeral

        on

        1. one

        Yola

        Alternative forms

        • an
        • ana (before consonant)
        • a (unstressed)

        Etymology

        From Middle English on, an, from Old English on.

        Pronunciation

        • IPA(key): /ɔn/, /an/, /anə/, /ə/

        Preposition

        on

        1. on

        References

        • 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

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