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Appendix:Variations of "on" Galician Alternative forms gl -om reintegrationist gl -ão reintegrationist Etymology From gl roa-opt -on, probably from the ending of gl la - words belonging to the Third Declension (la -ō, la -ōnem), used sometimes to change the sense or usage of original term. In this case, Galician gl -ón would be cognate to pt -ão, es -ón, it -one and fr -on, compare ro -oi. Pronunciation gl /ˈoŋ/ Suffix gl augmentative suffixes gl agent noun gl added to verbs a person or thing that does an action indicated by the root verb; used to form an agent noun gl ornear to horn, trumpet orneón drone of a bagpipe gl pisar to press pisón rammer gl podar to prune podón prunning hook Suffix mgl augmentative suffixes forms a noun for a different (usually larger) but related or similar one gl abella bee abellón drone gl cagalla dropping cagallón turd gl caixa box caixón drawer forms the augmentative of nouns or verbs, of its meaning or simply morphologically gl campo land campón forest lands for foraging, or fallowed gl cesto basket cestón big basket gl comer to eat comechón itch Suffix m ending of some particles, atoms or states where charge or atomic mass is involved. gl nuclear physics for most or every subatomic particle gl electrón, gl fermión, gl fotón, gl hiperón, gl leptón, gl mesón, gl negatón, gl negatrón, gl neutrón, gl nucleón, gl positón, gl positrón, gl protón gl physics for some elements associated with atomic mass. gl deuterón, gl deutón, gl torón, gl tritón gl chemistry for some nuclear states associated with charge. gl ión, gl anión, gl catión gl chemistry eventually and by surface analysis, a molecule by its main element. gl natrón, gl pavón Usage notes Some particles have a double name, with or without ⟨(e)r⟩: negat(r)ón, posit(r)ón, deut(er)ón. One etymological hypothesis for gl natrón discards the supposition of suffixation, as it could actually come from the name of a soda lake in Egypt (Wadi El Natrun) with historical known deposits of that material. Suffix m gl nuclear physics ending for facilities where the atoms are studied. gl betatrón, gl ciclotrón, gl sincrociclotrón, gl sincrotrón Suffix -oagl augmentative suffixes gl noun gl no longer productive part of nouns, mainly learned forms or borrowed from other languages gl santo santón, gl santoa gl location gl no longer productive forms adjectives, nouns and proper nouns referring to a location or type of location, meaning “of or relating to that location” and nouns meaning “someone from that location” gl Beira beirón from Beira (Portugal), gl beiroa Usage notes The most frequent feminine form is gl -ona, with a ratio of five to one (130 to 28). This form usually has a pejorative or derogatory sense, or iterative on a feature considered negatively: gl fanfarrón bragger, gl rosmón complainer, gl zoupón clumsy, gl porfión stubborn. Most toponymical adjectives with the suffix ending in feminine gl -oa are of (Germanic) French or Centroeuropean origin: gl anglosaxón, gl baixosaxón, gl borgoñón, gl bretón, gl francón, gl frisón, gl gascón, gl saxón, gl teutón, gl valón, gl vascón; exceptions are from Portugal (gl beirón), Eastern/Northern Europe (gl eslavón, gl lapón, gl letón), East Asia (gl nipón) or South America (gl patagón). The origin or relatedness by surface analysis of the rest (usually borrowed, learned forms, from the dawn of the language or even from Latin) are nowadays obscure for common speakers: gl padrón, gl padroa or gl patrón, gl patroa, from la pater gl campión, gl campioa, from it campione Some are analysed as suffixes with even more difficulty: gl león, gl leoa, from la leo, la leaena gl peón, gl peoa, from LL. pedo pedo, -onem gl anfitrión, gl anfitrioa, from Greek Finally, there are adjectives even with two feminines: gl ladrón, gl ladroa and gl ladra Derived terms gl Ligurian Etymology From lij la -ōne(m), accusative of la -ō 3rd declension noun suffix. Pronunciation lij /ˈuŋ/ Suffix lij suffix m plural -oìn feminine -ónn-a Emphasizes that something is large, grand, intense, important lij mêgo physician mêgón healer Used with a verb stem to form agent nouns lij giastemâ to blaspheme giastemón blasphemer lij Spanish Pronunciation Etymology 1 es :inh la:-ō<id:noun> augmentative + From es la -ō accusative la -ōnem, and was used sometimes to change the sense or usage of original term. Cognate with pt -ão, it -one, fr -on (whence en -oon), and ro -oi. Suffix m +es augmentative suffixes es intensive emphasizes that something is large, grand, intense, important es problema problemón a big trouble es intensive indicates that someone or something has large attributes, or larger than usual es ceja cejón someone who has large eyebrows es cabeza cabezón someone who has a large head for few cases, indicates that something is used wrong or frequently (forming adjectives and or nouns) es boca bocón big-mouth, big-mouthed, boastful emphasizes contempt for subject forms a noun from a different (usually larger) but related or similar one es silla chair sillón armchair es caja box cajón drawer suffixed to verbs, doing something repeatedly or often es llorar llorón something or someone that cries es mirar mirón something or someone that watches es diminutive es rare diminutive for very few cases, indicates small size of or a lack of something (such as an ironic augmentative) es pelo pelón with little or no hair es rabo rabón with little or no tail es rata rat ratón mouse es tapa tapón cork, stopper, a little cover or lid es monte montón heap, pile, a "little mountain"; although its origin may be a comparison with a little mountain of something, it also means "big amount" Usage notes The suffix produces adjectives or nouns. Some Spanish words ending with this suffix have neither a Latin nor a Greek etymology, but an Arabic one: es algodón, es rincón, es limón Many Spanish words end with es -on (lacking a written accent, being always paroxytone), but most of those cases is an inflection for the third-person plural (ellos, ellas, also used with ustedes) preterite indicative form of a verb: es amaron, es hablaron, es corrieron, es dijeron, etc. See also es -azo es -oso es -ote es -udo Etymology 2 es :bor en:-on<id:noble gases> noble gases + es en -on, a suffix extracted from en argon, en krypton and en neon, the first three noble gases to be named, respectively from es grc ἀργόν lazy, inactive, grc κρυπτόν hidden and grc νέον new; hence, ultimately from es grc -ον, cognate with la -um. Suffix m es chemistry ending of every chemical element belonging only to the noble gases group, except helium (in Spanish helio) neón, criptón, argón, xenón, radón Usage notes Aside from the group of noble gases, 1 element in the periodic table ends with "a" (es plata), 1 with "c" (es zinc), 2 with "e" (es azufre, es cobre), 1 with "l" (es níquel), 1 with "r" (es flúor), none with "ón" and the rest with "o"; boron = es boro, carbon = es carbono (es carbón means charcoal), silicon = es silicio. Etymology 3 es :bor en:-on<id:particle or quantum> subatomic particles + es en -on, a suffix extracted from en electron, originally a blend of en electric + en ion, named by Irish physicist George Johnstone Stoney. Suffix m es nuclear physics ending of most or every subatomic particle protón, electrón, neutrón, bosón, hadrón Further reading