On
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English
Pronunciation
- ŏn, /ɒn/, /Qn/
Etymology
Old English on, originally an. From Germanic *ana. Related forms: old German ana (new German an), old Dutch an, ane (aan), old Frisian ana, old Norse â, Gothic ana. Possibly related to Greek ana (upward).
Preposition
on
- On the top of, touching from above
- Covering
- At the date of
- dealing with the subject of: a book on history
- touching, hanging from: I have no money on me, the fruit on the trees
Translations
- Czech: na (1), dne (3)
- Dutch: op (1,3), over (2,4), bij (5)
- Esperanto: sur, super
- Finnish: päällä, yllä
- German: auf (1), über (2,4), an (3,5), bei (5)
- Slovak: na (1), dňa (3)
Adverb
on
Antonyms
Translations
- Czech: zapnuto
- Dutch: aan, ingeschakeld
- Finnish: päällä
- German: an
- Slovak: zapnuté
Czech
Personal pronoun
on
- he (third person singular m)
Related terms
See also
Dutch
Adverb
on
Finnish
Verb
on
- Third person singular form of olla
French
Pronoun
on
Synonyms
- quelqu'un
- nous
Japanese Romaji
on (おん, 音)
- The Japanese reading of kanji based on Chinese readings.
Synonyms
- on yomi (おんよみ, 音読み)
Antonyms
Slovak
Personal pronoun
on
- he (third person singular m)
Related terms
See also
Turkish
Cardinal numeral
on
Volapük
Noun
on (bal)
- Numeral one
Pronoun
on
ja:on
