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־ון

־ון

Hebrew

Suffix

־וֹן (-on)

  1. A suffix indicating a periodical or a journal.
    יֶרַח (yérakh, (arachic) a month) + ־וןיַרְחוֹן (yár'khon, a monthly periodical)
  2. A diminutive suffix.
    ברווז \ בַּרְוָז (barváz, a duck) + ־וןבַּרְוָזוֹן (barvazón, a duckling)
  3. A suffix indicating collections.
    שְׁאֵלָה (sh'elá, a question) + ־וןשְׁאֵלוֹן (sh'elón, a questionnaire)
  4. A suffix indicating tools.
    שָׁעָה (sha'á, an hour) + ־וןשָׁעוֹן (sha'ón, clock, watch)
  5. A suffix used in words indicating order.
    רֹאשׁ (rosh, a head) + ־וןרִאשׁוֹן (rishón, first)
Derived terms
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Ultimately from Ancient Greek -ον (-on, -um).

Suffix

־וֹן (-on)

  1. -um; used in borrowing certain European words that end in -um or one of its cognates.
Synonyms
  • ־וּם (-um, -um)
Derived terms
  • אִצְטַדְיוֹן (itztadyón, stadium)
  • מוּזֵיאוֹן (muze'ón, museum)
  • תֵּאַטְרוֹן (teatrón, theatre)