Äon

See also: Appendix:Variations of "aon"

German

Etymology

18th century, from Latin aeōn (“age, eternity”), from Ancient Greek αἰών (aiṓn, “age, eternity”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eyu- (“vital force, life, long life, eternity”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛˈoːn/, [ʔɛˈoːn], [ʔe-], [-ˈʔoːn]
  • IPA(key): /ˈɛːɔn/, [ˈʔɛː.ɔn], [ˈʔeː.ɔn]

Noun

Äon m or n (mixed, genitive Äons, plural Äonen)

  1. (learned) aeon, eon (exceedingly long period of time)

Declension

Declension of Äon [masculine // neuter, mixed]
singular plural
indef. def. noun def. noun
nominative ein der, das Äon die Äonen
genitive eines des Äons der Äonen
dative einem dem Äon den Äonen
accusative einen, ein den, das Äon die Äonen

Further reading

  • “Äon” in Duden online
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