pion

See also: Pion, pión, and píon

English

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

Translations

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Afrikaans

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

Dutch

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pi.ˈɔn/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

pion m (plural pionnen, diminutive pionnetje n)

  1. (chess) pawn
See also
Chess pieces in Dutch · schaakstukken (schaak + stukken) (layout · text)
♚ ♛ ♜ ♝ ♞ ♟
koning koningin, dame toren loper paard pion

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpi.ɔn/
  • Audio(file)

Noun

pion n (plural pionen)

  1. (physics) pion

Esperanto

Noun

pion

  1. accusative singular of pio

French

Etymology

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.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pjɔ̃/

Noun

pion m (plural pions)

  1. (chess) pawn
  2. (figuratively) pawn
  3. (physics) pion
  4. (games) counter

Noun

pion m (plural pions, feminine pionne)

  1. (informal) supervisor (in a school)

See also

Chess pieces in French · pièces d'échecs (layout · text)
♚ ♛ ♜ ♝ ♞ ♟
roi dame tour fou cavalier pion

Further reading

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch pion

Noun

pion

  1. pawn (chess)

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

Norwegian Nynorsk

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 pionar, definite plural pionane)

  1. alternative form of peon

References

Polish

Etymology 1

pion

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʲɔn/

Noun

pion m inan (diminutive pionek)

  1. pawn (chess)
Declension

See also

Chess pieces in Polish · bierki szachowe (layout · text)
♚ ♛ ♜ ♝ ♞ ♟
król hetman, królowa, dama wieża goniec, laufer skoczek, koń, konik pion, pionek

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʲɔn/

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 3

From English pion, a shortened form of pi meson

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpʲi.jɔn/

Noun

pion m inan

  1. (physics) pion
Declension

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French pion.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [piˈon]

Noun

pion m (plural pioni)

  1. (chess) pawn

Declension

See also

Chess pieces in Romanian · piese de șah (layout · text)
♚ ♛ ♜ ♝ ♞ ♟
rege regină, damă tură, turn nebun cal pion

Swedish

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
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