pion

pi +‎ -on, as alteration of pi-meson.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpaɪɒn/
• Rhymes: -aɪɒn

pion (plural pions)

1. (physics) Any of three semistable mesons, having positive, negative or neutral charge, composed of up and down quarks/antiquarks.

• pi meson

• pion rocket

• INOP, Pino

From Dutch pion, from French pion, from Middle French pion, from Old French peon, from Late Latin pedō.

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pion (plural pionne, diminutive pionnetjie)

1. (chess) pawn; least valuable piece in chess
2. a pawn; a person who has no control over their lot, usually manipulated by others to some end

• (chess piece): boer

Borrowed from French pion, from Middle French pion, from Old French peon, from Late Latin pedō (“footman”).

• IPA^(key): /piˈɔn/

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• Hyphenation: pi‧on
• Rhymes: -ɔn

pion m (plural pionnen, diminutive pionnetje n)

1. (chess) pawn
2. (boardgames, by extension) piece, pawn (generic player piece in boardgames resembling the pawn in chess)
3. (figurative) pawn (someone without control; one who is (easily) manipulated)

• vrijpion

• Afrikaans: pion
• → Indonesian: pion

Borrowed from English pion.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpi.ɔn/

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• Hyphenation: pi‧on

pion n (plural pionen)

1. (physics) pion (subatomic particle)

pion

1. accusative singular of pio

• IPA^(key): /pjɔ̃/

Inherited from Old French peon, from Late Latin pedōnem, derived from Latin ped- (“foot”). Doublet of péon, which was borrowed from Spanish peón.

pion m (plural pions)

1. (chess) pawn
2. (figuratively) pawn
3. (games) counter

• pionnier
• hexapion (“hexapawn”)

pion m (plural pions, feminine pionne)

1. (school slang) supervisor (in a school)

   Synonym: surveillant

• → Dutch: pion
  • Afrikaans: pion
  • → Indonesian: pion
• → Greek: πιόνι (pióni)
• → Polish: pion
• → Romanian: pion
• → Turkish: piyon

English pion. By surface analysis, pi +‎ -on (forming particle names).

pion m (plural pions)

1. (physics) pion

• “pion”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

From Dutch pion (“pawn”), from French pion, from Old French peon, poon, paon, from Late Latin pedō, pedōnem (“footsoldier”), from Latin pēs, pedem (“foot”). Doublet of piung.

• IPA^(key): /pi.on/
• Hyphenation: pi‧on

pion

1. (chess) pawn

   Synonyms: bidak, piadah, prajurit

2. (physics) pion
3. (figurative) pioneer

   Synonyms: perintis, pelopor

• “pion” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

From Hellenistic Ancient Greek παιωνία (paiōnía), from Ancient Greek Παιών (Paiṓn, “Paean, physician of the gods”)/παιών (paiṓn, “a physician”).

pion m (definite singular pionen, indefinite plural pioner, definite plural pionene)

1. alternative form of peon

• “pion” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

From Hellenistic Ancient Greek παιωνία (paiōnía), from Ancient Greek Παιών (Paiṓn, “Paean, physician of the gods”)/παιών (paiṓn, “a physician”).

pion m (definite singular pionen, indefinite plural pionar, definite plural pionane)

1. alternative form of peon

pion n (definite singular pionet, indefinite plural pion, definite plural piona)

1. (physics) a pion

• “pion” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

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pion m (plural pions)

1. (chess) pawn

• IPA^(key): /pjɔn/

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• Rhymes: -ɔn
• Syllabification: pion

Perhaps borrowed from Italian piombo, from Latin plumbum. If so, then a doublet of plomba (“filling, seal”).

pion m inan

1. the vertical

   Ta ściana nie trzyma pionu. ― This wall is not exactly vertical.

2. plumb line
3. section; department

   To jest zadanie dla pionu logistycznego. ― This is a task for the logistics department.

4. duct; riser; any installations or spaces running vertically in a building

   pion wentylacyjny ― ventilation duct

5. (by extension) flats in an apartment block sharing those installations

   W naszym pionie od rana nie ma wody. ― There has been no water in flats above and below us since morning.

pion

Borrowed from French pion.

pion m inan (diminutive pionek)

1. (chess) pawn

Borrowed from English pion, a shortened form of pi meson.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpi.jɔn/
• Rhymes: -ijɔn
• Syllabification: pi‧on

pion m inan

1. (physics) pion

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

• IPA^(key): /pjɔn/
• Rhymes: -ɔn
• Syllabification: pion

pion f

1. genitive plural of piona

• pion in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
• pion in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Borrowed from French pion.

• IPA^(key): [piˈon]

pion m (plural pioni)

1. (chess) pawn

pion c

1. peony; a flower
2. (physics) pion; any of the semistable π-mesons

• → Finnish: pioni