Axon

See also: axon, axón, and àxon

English

Etymology

English surname, from the Middle English personal name Ackeson, equivalent to Acke (a pet form of Adam) + -son. The first element could also be from a variant of the female name Agatha, see also Agate.

Proper noun

Axon

1. A surname.

German

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἄξων (áxōn)

Pronunciation

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Noun

Axon n (strong or mixed, genitive Axons, plural Axone or Axonen)

1. axon

Declension

Declension of Axon [neuter, strong // mixed]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	das	Axon	die	Axone, Axonen
genitive	eines	des	Axons	der	Axone, Axonen
dative	einem	dem	Axon	den	Axonen
accusative	ein	das	Axon	die	Axone, Axonen

Further reading

• “Axon” in Duden online

Latin

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈak.soːn/, [ˈäks̠oːn]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈak.son/, [ˈäkson]

Proper noun

Axōn m sg (genitive Axōnis); third declension

1. A river in Caria, mentioned by Pliny

Declension

Third-declension noun, singular only.

	singular
nominative	Axōn
genitive	Axōnis
dative	Axōnī
accusative	Axōnem
ablative	Axōne
vocative	Axōn

References

• Axon in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• “Axon”, in William Smith, editor (1854, 1857), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Geography, volume 1 & 2, London: Walton and Maberly