Anion

See also: anion, anión, aníon, and ânion

German

Etymology

Borrowed from English anion, indirectly from Ancient Greek ἀνα- (ana-, “upwards”) +‎ ἰόν (ión, “wandering”) because anions wander towards the anode (the place of higher electrical potential).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈanʔiˌoːn], [ˈani̯ˌoːn]

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: An‧ion

Noun

Anion n (strong, genitive Anions, plural Anione)

1. (physics, chemistry) anion

Declension

Declension of Anion [neuter, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Anion	die	Anione
genitive	eines	des	Anions	der	Anione
dative	einem	dem	Anion	den	Anionen
accusative	ein	das	Anion	die	Anione

Further reading

• “Anion” in Duden online