pion

pi +‎ -on, as alteration of pi-meson.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpaɪɒn/

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

• INOP, Pino

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

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. (figuratively) pawn (someone without control; one who is (easily) manipulated)

• a-pion
• b-pion
• c-pion
• d-pion
• e-pion
• f-pion
• g-pion
• h-pion
• vrijpion

• Afrikaans: pion

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• 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/

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

pion m (plural pions)

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

• pionnier

pion m (plural pions, feminine pionne)

1. (informal) supervisor (in a school)

pion m (plural pions)

1. (physics) pion

• “pion” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

From Dutch pion

pion

1. pawn (chess)

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” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

• IPA^(key): /pʲɔn/

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

French pion

• IPA^(key): /pʲɔn/

pion m inan (diminutive pionek)

1. pawn (chess)

From English pion, a shortened form of pi meson

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʲi.jɔn/

pion m inan

1. (physics) pion

• 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