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4-letter words (1 found)

PION,

3-letter words (4 found)

ION,NIP,PIN,POI,

2-letter words (8 found)

IN,IO,NO,OI,ON,OP,PI,PO,

You can make 13 words from pion according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

Definitions and meaning of pion

pion

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpaɪɒn/
  • Rhymes: -aɪɒn

Noun

pion (plural pions)

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

Synonyms

  • pi meson

Derived terms

  • pion rocket

Translations

Anagrams

  • INOP, Pino

Afrikaans

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

  • (chess piece): boer

See also

Dutch

Etymology 1

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /piˈɔn/
  • Hyphenation: pi‧on
  • Rhymes: -ɔn

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

Etymology 2

Borrowed from English pion.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

pion n (plural pionen)

  1. (physics) pion (subatomic particle)

Esperanto

Noun

pion

  1. accusative singular of pio

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pjɔ̃/

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
Derived terms
  • damer le pion
Related terms
  • pionnier
  • hexapion (“hexapawn”)

Noun

pion m (plural pions, feminine pionne)

  1. (school slang) supervisor (in a school)
    Synonym: surveillant
See also

Descendants

  • → Dutch: pion
    • Afrikaans: pion
    • → Indonesian: pion
  • → Greek: πιόνι (pióni)
  • → Polish: pion
  • → Romanian: pion
  • → Turkish: piyon

Etymology 2

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

Noun

pion m (plural pions)

  1. (particle physics) pion

Further reading

  • “pion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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

Descendants

  • → Malay: pion

See also

Further reading

  • “pion” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Malay

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [pi.jon]
  • Rhymes: -ion, -on
  • Hyphenation: pi‧on

Noun

pion (Jawi spelling ڤيون, plural pion-pion)

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

See also

Further reading

  • “pion” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

Norwegian Bokmål

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

  • “pion” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

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

  • “pion” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Occitan

Pronunciation

Noun

pion m (plural pions)

  1. (chess) pawn

See also

Polish

Pronunciation

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

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

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French pion.

Noun

pion m inan (diminutive pionek)

  1. (chess) pawn
Declension

See also

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

Etymology 4

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpjɔn/
  • 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

  • IPA(key): [piˈon]

Noun

pion m (plural pioni)

  1. (chess) pawn

Declension

See also

Swedish

Noun

pion c

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

Declension

Descendants

  • → Finnish: pioni

Source: wiktionary.org