Axon
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English
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
- 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)
Declension
Declension of Axon
Further reading
- “Axon” in Duden online
Latin
Etymology
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Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /ˈak.soːn/,
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈak.son/,
Proper noun
Axōn m sg (genitive Axōnis); third declension
- A river in Caria, mentioned by Pliny
Declension
Third-declension noun, singular only.
| Case | Singular |
|---|---|
| Nominative | Axōn |
| Genitive | Axōnis |
| Dative | Axōnī |
| Accusative | Axōnem |
| Ablative | Axōne |
| Vocative | Axōn |