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pion

See also: Pion, pión, and píon

English

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Etymology

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From pi +‎ -on, as alteration of pi-meson.

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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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Afrikaans

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Etymology

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

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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

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Chess pieces in Afrikaans · skaakstukke (skaak + stukke) (layout · text)
           
koning dame toring loper ruiter pion

Dutch

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Etymology 1

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

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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)
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Descendants
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  • Afrikaans: pion
  • → Indonesian: pion
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Chess pieces in Dutch · schaakstukken (schaak + stukken) (layout · text)
           
koning koningin, dame toren loper, bisschop, raadsheer paard pion

Etymology 2

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Borrowed from English pion.

Pronunciation

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

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pion n (plural pionen)

  1. (physics) pion (subatomic particle)

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pion

  1. accusative singular of pio

French

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Etymology 1

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

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pion m (plural pions)

  1. (chess) pawn
  2. (figuratively) pawn
  3. (games) counter
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pion m (plural pions, feminine pionne)

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

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Etymology 2

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

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pion m (plural pions)

  1. (physics) pion

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Indonesian

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Etymology

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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.

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

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pion

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

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

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Malay

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Etymology

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From Indonesian pion, 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.

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pion (Jawi spelling ڤيون, plural pion-pion, informal 1st possessive pionku, 2nd possessive pionmu, 3rd possessive pionnya)

  1. (sports) The pawn piece in chess.
    Synonyms: bidak, piadah (obsolete)
  2. (physics) A pion.

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Chess pieces in Malay · buah catur
بواه چاتور (layout · text)
           
raja, syah
راج, شاه 		bendahara, menteri, permaisuri, ratu
بنداهارا, منتري, ڤرمايسوري, راتو 		benteng, tir
بينتيڠ, تير 		gajah
ݢاجه 		kuda
کودا 		bidak, piadah, pion
بيدق, ڤياده, ڤيون

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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

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

  1. alternative form of peon

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology 1

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

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

  1. alternative form of peon

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

  1. (physics) a pion

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Occitan

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pion m (plural pions)

  1. (chess) pawn

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

Polish

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Etymology 1

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

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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.
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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

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pion

Borrowed from French pion.

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pion m inan (diminutive pionek)

  1. (chess) pawn
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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

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

Etymology 3

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

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

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pion m inan

  1. (physics) pion
Declension
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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

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See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

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

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pion f

  1. genitive plural of piona

Further reading

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

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French pion.

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pion m (plural pioni)

  1. (chess) pawn

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singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative pion pionul pioni pionii
genitive-dative pion pionului pioni pionilor
vocative pionule pionilor

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

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pion c

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

Declension

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Declension of pion
nominative genitive
singular indefinite pion pions
definite pionen pionens
plural indefinite pioner pioners
definite pionerna pionernas

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