Pion in Scrabble Dictionary

Valid words made from Pion

You can make 13 words from 'pion' in our Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

• 4 letters words from 'pion'
• 3 letters words from 'pion'
• 2 letters words from 'pion'

4 letters words from 'pion'

PION 6

3 letters words from 'pion'

ION 3	NIP 5
PIN 5	POI 5

2 letters words from 'pion'

IN 2	IO 2
NO 2	OI 2
ON 2	OP 4
PI 4	PO 4

Definitions and meaning of pion

pion

Etymology

pi +‎ -on, as alteration of pi-meson.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpaɪɒn/

Noun

pion (plural pions)

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

Synonyms

• pi meson

Translations

Anagrams

• INOP, Pino

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Afrikaans

Etymology

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

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

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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. (figuratively) pawn (someone without control; one who is (easily) manipulated)

Derived terms

• a-pion
• b-pion
• c-pion
• d-pion
• e-pion
• f-pion
• g-pion
• h-pion
• vrijpion

Descendants

• Afrikaans: pion

See also

Etymology 2

Borrowed. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

pion n (plural pionen)

1. (physics) pion (subatomic particle)

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Esperanto

Noun

pion

1. accusative singular of pio

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pjɔ̃/

Etymology 1

From Old French peon, poon, paon, from Late Latin pedō, pedōnem (“footsoldier”), from Latin pēs, pedem (“foot”). Compare Spanish peón, Portuguese peão, Italian pedone. Doublet of péon.

Noun

pion m (plural pions)

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

Related terms

• pionnier

Noun

pion m (plural pions, feminine pionne)

1. (informal) supervisor (in a school)

See also

Descendants

• → Polish: pion

Etymology 2

pi +‎ -on (forming particle names)

Noun

pion m (plural pions)

1. (physics) pion

Further reading

• “pion” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

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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

   Synonym: bidak

2. (physics) pion
3. (figuratively) pioneer

   Synonyms: perintis, pelopor

See also

Further reading

• “pion” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.

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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.

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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.

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Polish

Etymology 1

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʲɔn/

Noun

pion m inan

1. the vertical

2. plumb line
3. section; department

4. duct; riser; any installations or spaces running vertically in a building

5. (by extension) flats in an apartment block sharing those installations

Declension

Etymology 2

From French pion.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pʲɔn/

Noun

pion m inan (diminutive pionek)

1. (chess) pawn

Declension

See also

Etymology 3

From English pion, a shortened form of pi meson.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʲi.jɔn/

Noun

pion m inan

1. (physics) pion

Declension

Etymology 4

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

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Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French pion.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [piˈon]

Noun

pion m (plural pioni)

1. (chess) pawn

Declension

See also

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Swedish

Noun

pion c

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

Declension

Source: wiktionary.org

• an elementary particle of the meson family.
  (source: Collins Scrabble Dictionary)