-ona

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "ona"

Catalan

Suffix

-ona f (noun-forming suffix, plural -ones, masculine -ó)

  1. forms diminutives or hypocoristic terms
    ‎Maria + ‎-ona → ‎Mariona

Esperanto

Suffix

-ona

  1. marks fractions
    ‎kvar (“four”) + ‎-ona → ‎kvarona (“quarter, fourth”)
    ‎du (“two”) + ‎-ona → ‎duona (“half”)

Derived terms

Esperanto terms suffixed with -ona

See also

Garo

Etymology

From -o + -na.

Suffix

-ona

  1. (inflectional suffix) forms the lative case

See also

  • -ni (“forms genitive”)
  • -na (“forms dative”)
  • -chi (“forms instrumental”)
  • -no (“forms locative”)

Italian

Suffix

-ona f sg

  1. female equivalent of -one
    ‎insalata (“salad”) + ‎-ona → ‎insalatona (“salad as main course”)

Derived terms

Italian terms suffixed with -ona

Anagrams

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈuːna/, /ˈɔna/
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  • Rhymes: -uːna, -ɔna
  • Hyphenation: -on‧a

Suffix

-ona

  1. definite plural form of -on

Portuguese

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ona f sg

  1. feminine of -ão
  2. female equivalent of -ão
  3. (organic chemistry) -one

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -ona

Spanish

Suffix

-ona f (noun-forming suffix, plural -onas)

  1. female equivalent of -ón
  2. (organic chemistry) -one

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -ona

Further reading

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