German

Noun

Pion n ‎(genitive Pions, plural Pionen)

1. pion

Declension

English

Noun

pion ‎(plural pions)

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

Synonyms

• pi meson

Translations

Anagrams

• INOP

Afrikaans

Noun

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

Synonyms

• (chess piece): boer

Dutch

Etymology 1

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pi.ˈɔn/

Noun

pion m ‎(plural pionnen, diminutive pionnetje n)

1. (chess) pawn

See also

Chess pieces in Dutch · schaakstukken (schaak + stukken) (layout · text)
koning	koningin, dame	toren	loper	paard	pion

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpi.ɔn/

Noun

pion n ‎(plural pionen)

1. (physics) pion

Esperanto

Noun

pion

1. accusative singular of pio

French

Etymology

From Old French peon, poon, paon, from Late Latin pedō, pedōnem ‎(“footsoldier”), from Latin pēs, pedem ‎(“foot”). Compare Spanish peón, Portuguese peão, Italian pedone.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pjɔ̃/

Noun

pion m ‎(plural pions)

1. (chess) pawn
2. (figuratively) pawn
3. (physics) pion
4. (games) counter

Noun

pion m ‎(plural pions, feminine pionne)

1. (informal) supervisor (in a school)

See also

Chess pieces in French · pièces d'échecs (layout · text)
roi	dame	tour	fou	cavalier	pion

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch

Noun

pion

1. pawn (chess)

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

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

Noun

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

1. alternative form of peon

References

• “pion” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

Norwegian Nynorsk

Etymology

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

Noun

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

1. alternative form of peon

References

• “pion” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

Polish

Etymology 1

pion

Noun

pion m inan ‎(diminutive pionek)

1. pawn (chess)

Declension

See also

Chess pieces in Polish · bierki szachowe (layout · text)
król	hetman, królowa, dama	wieża	goniec, laufer	skoczek, koń, konik	pion, pionek

Etymology 2

Noun

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.

Declension

Etymology 3

From English pion, a shortened form of pi meson

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈpʲi.ɔn]

Noun

pion m inan

1. (physics) pion

Declension

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowing from French pion.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [piˈon]

Noun

pion m ‎(plural pioni)

1. (chess) pawn

Declension

See also

Chess pieces in Romanian · piese de șah (layout · text)
rege	regină, damă	tură, turn	nebun	cal	pion

Swedish

Noun

pion c

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

Declension