pion

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See also: Pion, pión, and píon

English

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Etymology

pi +‎ -on, as alteration of pi-meson.

Pronunciation

Noun

pion (plural pions)

  1. (physics) Any of three semistable mesons, having positive, negative or neutral charge, composed of up and down quarks/antiquarks.

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Derived terms

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Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch pion, from French pion, from Middle French pion, from Old French peon, from Late Latin pedō.

Pronunciation

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Noun

pion (plural pionne, diminutive pionnetjie)

  1. (chess) pawn; least valuable piece in chess
  2. a pawn; a person who has no control over their lot, usually manipulated by others to some end

Synonyms

Dutch

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French pion, from Middle French pion, from Old French peon, from Late Latin pedō (“footman”).

Pronunciation

Noun

pion m (plural pionnen, diminutive pionnetje n)

  1. (chess) pawn
  2. (boardgames, by extension) piece, pawn (generic player piece in boardgames resembling the pawn in chess)
  3. (figurative) pawn (someone without control; one who is (easily) manipulated)
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Afrikaans: pion
  • → Indonesian: pion
See also
Chess pieces in Dutch · schaakstukken (schaak + stukken) (layout · text)
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koning koningin, dame toren loper, bisschop, raadsheer paard pion

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English pion.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpi.ɔn/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: pi‧on

Noun

pion n (plural pionen)

  1. (physics) pion (subatomic particle)

Esperanto

Noun

pion

  1. accusative singular of pio

French

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Old French peon, from Late Latin pedōnem, derived from Latin ped- (“foot”). Doublet of péon, which was borrowed from Spanish peón.

Noun

pion m (plural pions)

  1. (chess) pawn
  2. (figuratively) pawn
  3. (games) counter
Related terms

Noun

pion m (plural pions, feminine pionne)

  1. (school slang) supervisor (in a school)
    Synonym: surveillant
See also
Chess pieces in French · pièces d’échecs (layout · text)
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roi dame tour fou cavalier pion

Descendants

Etymology 2

English pion. By surface analysis, pi +‎ -on (forming particle names).

Noun

pion m (plural pions)

  1. (physics) pion

Further reading

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch pion (“pawn”), from French pion, from Old French peon, poon, paon, from Late Latin pedō, pedōnem (“footsoldier”), from Latin pēs, pedem (“foot”). Doublet of piung.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pi.on/
  • Hyphenation: pi‧on

Noun

pion

  1. (chess) pawn
    Synonyms: bidak, piadah, prajurit
  2. (physics) pion
  3. (figurative) pioneer
    Synonyms: perintis, pelopor

See also

Chess pieces in Indonesian · buah catur (see also: catur) (layout · text)
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raja menteri, patih, ratu, ster benteng gajah, loper, menteri, luncung, luncur, peluncur kuda bidak, pion, prajurit

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Norwegian Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

From Hellenistic Ancient Greek παιωνία (paiōnía), from Ancient Greek Παιών (Paiṓn, “Paean, physician of the gods”)/παιών (paiṓn, “a physician”).

Noun

pion m (definite singular pionen, indefinite plural pioner, definite plural pionene)

  1. alternative form of peon

References

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology 1

From Hellenistic Ancient Greek παιωνία (paiōnía), from Ancient Greek Παιών (Paiṓn, “Paean, physician of the gods”)/παιών (paiṓn, “a physician”).

Noun

pion m (definite singular pionen, indefinite plural pionar, definite plural pionane)

  1. alternative form of peon

Etymology 2

Noun

pion n (definite singular pionet, indefinite plural pion, definite plural piona)

  1. (physics) a pion

References

Occitan

Pronunciation

Noun

pion m (plural pions)

  1. (chess) pawn

See also

Chess pieces in Occitan · pèças d'escacs (layout · text)
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rèi rèina tor fòl cavalièr pion

Polish

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Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Perhaps borrowed from Italian piombo, from Latin plumbum. If so, then a doublet of plomba (“filling, seal”).

Noun

pion m inan

  1. the vertical
    Ta ściana nie trzyma pionu. ― This wall is not exactly vertical.
  2. plumb line
  3. section; department
    To jest zadanie dla pionu logistycznego. ― This is a task for the logistics department.
  4. duct; riser; any installations or spaces running vertically in a building
    pion wentylacyjny ― ventilation duct
  5. (by extension) flats in an apartment block sharing those installations
    W naszym pionie od rana nie ma wody. ― There has been no water in flats above and below us since morning.
Declension
Declension of pion
singular plural
nominative pion piony
genitive pionu pionów
dative pionowi pionom
accusative pion piony
instrumental pionem pionami
locative pionie pionach
vocative pionie piony

Etymology 2

pion

Borrowed from French pion.

Noun

pion m inan (diminutive pionek)

  1. (chess) pawn
Declension
Declension of pion
singular plural
nominative pion piony
genitive piona pionów
dative pionowi pionom
accusative pion piony
instrumental pionem pionami
locative pionie pionach
vocative pionie piony

See also

Chess pieces in Polish · bierki szachowe (layout · text)
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król hetman, królowa, królówka, dama wieża goniec, laufer, giermek skoczek, koń, konik pion, pionek

Etymology 3

Borrowed from English pion, a shortened form of pi meson.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpi.jɔn/
  • Rhymes: -ijɔn
  • Syllabification: pi‧on

Noun

pion m inan

  1. (physics) pion
Declension
Declension of pion
singular plural
nominative pion piony
genitive pionu pionów
dative pionowi pionom
accusative pion piony
instrumental pionem pionami
locative pionie pionach
vocative pionie piony

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pjɔn/
  • Rhymes: -ɔn
  • Syllabification: pion

Noun

pion f

  1. genitive plural of piona

Further reading

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

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French pion.

Pronunciation

Noun

pion m (plural pioni)

  1. (chess) pawn

Declension

Declension of pion
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) pion pionul (niște) pioni pionii
genitive/dative (unui) pion pionului (unor) pioni pionilor
vocative pionule pionilor

See also

Chess pieces in Romanian · piese de șah (layout · text)
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rege regină, damă tură, turn nebun cal pion

Swedish

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Noun

pion c

  1. peony; a flower
  2. (physics) pion; any of the semistable π-mesons

Declension

Declension of pion 
Singular Plural
Indefinite Definite Indefinite Definite
Nominative pion pionen pioner pionerna
Genitive pions pionens pioners pionernas

Descendants

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