־ון
Appearance
See also: Appendix:Variations of "yn"
Hebrew
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Related to Arabic ـَانٌ (-ān).
Suffix
[edit]־וֹן • (-on)
- A suffix indicating a periodical or a journal.
- A diminutive suffix.
- ברווז \ בַּרְוָז (barváz, “a duck”) + ־ון → ברווזון \ בַּרְוָזוֹן (barvazón, “a duckling”)
- A suffix indicating collections.
- A suffix indicating tools.
- A suffix used in words indicating order.
- A superlative suffix.
Synonyms
[edit]Derived terms
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Ultimately from Ancient Greek -ον (-on, “-um”).
Suffix
[edit]־וֹן • (-on)
Synonyms
[edit]- ־וּם (-um, “-um”)
Derived terms
[edit]- אִצְטַדְיוֹן (itztadyón, “stadium”)
- מוּזֵיאוֹן (muze'ón, “museum”)
- תֵּאַטְרוֹן (teatrón, “theatre”)