Axon

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See also: axon, axón, and àxon

English

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Etymology

English surname, from the Middle English personal name Ackeson, equivalent to Acke (a pet form of Adam) + -son. The first element could also be from a variant of the female name Agatha, see also Agate.

Proper noun

Axon

  1. A surname.

German

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄξων (áxōn)

Pronunciation

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Noun

Axon n (strong or mixed, genitive Axons, plural Axone or Axonen)

  1. axon

Declension

Declension of Axon
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein das Axon die Axone, Axonen
genitive eines des Axons der Axone, Axonen
dative einem dem Axon den Axonen
accusative ein das Axon die Axone, Axonen

Further reading

  • “Axon” in Duden online

Latin

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Proper noun

Axōn m sg (genitive Axōnis); third declension

  1. A river in Caria, mentioned by Pliny

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

singular
nominative Axōn
genitive Axōnis
dative Axōnī
accusative Axōnem
ablative Axōne
vocative Axōn

References

  • Axon in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • “Axon”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly
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