pion

From pi +‎ -on, as alteration of pi-meson.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpaɪɒn/

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• Rhymes: -aɪɒn

pion (plural pions)

1. (particle 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

Chess pieces in Afrikaans · skaakstukke (skaak + stukke) (layout · text)
koning	dame	toring	loper	ruiter	pion

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)

• Afrikaans: pion
• → Indonesian: pion

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

• damer le pion

• pionnier
• hexapion (“hexapawn”)

pion m (plural pions, feminine pionne)

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

   Synonym: surveillant

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

• → 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. (particle 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

• → Malay: pion

Chess pieces in Indonesian · buah catur (see also: catur) (layout · text)
raja	menteri, patih, ratu, ster	benteng	gajah, loper, menteri, luncung, luncur, peluncur	kuda	bidak, pion, prajurit

• “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 Indonesian pion, 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.jon]
• Rhymes: -ion, -on
• Hyphenation: pi‧on

pion (Jawi spelling ڤيون, plural pion-pion)

1. (sports) The pawn piece in chess.

   Synonyms: bidak, piadah (obsolete)

2. (physics) A pion.

Chess pieces in Malay · buah catur بواه چاتور (layout · text)
raja, syah راج, شاه	bendahara, menteri, permaisuri, ratu بنداهارا, منتري, ڤرمايسوري, راتو	benteng, tir بينتيڠ, تير	gajah ݢاجه	kuda کودا	bidak, piadah, pion بيدق, ڤياده, ڤيون

• “pion” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

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

Chess pieces in Occitan · pèças d'escacs (layout · text)
rèi	rèina	tor	fòl	cavalièr	pion

• IPA^(key): /ˈpjɔn/

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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.

Borrowed from French pion.

pion m inan (diminutive pionek)

1. (chess) pawn

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

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): /ˈpjɔn/
• 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

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

• pión (pre-2010)

Borrowed from English pion.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpjon/ [ˈpjõn]
  • Rhymes: -on
• IPA^(key): /piˈon/ [piˈõn]
  • Rhymes: -on
• Syllabification: pion

pion m (plural piones)

1. (physics) pion (subatomic particle)

   Hypernyms: bosón, mesón, partícula subatómica

• “pion”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024

pion c

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

• → Finnish: pioni