ron
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ron"
Translingual
Etymology
Abbreviation of English Romanian or Romanian român.
Symbol
ron
See also
- Wiktionary’s coverage of Romanian terms
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
Shortening of a corrupted pronunciation of heroin, pronounced /ˈheir.rɒn/.
Pronunciation
Audio (General Australian): (file)
Noun
ron (uncountable)
- (slang) heroin
Anagrams
Asturian
Noun
ron m (plural rones)
- rum (distilled spirit)
Czech
Etymology
Deverbal from ronit.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈron]
Noun
ron m inan
Declension
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Further reading
- “ron”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
- “ron”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
- “ron”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech), 2008–2025
Haitian Creole
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wɔ̃/
Noun
ron
Adjective
ron
Adverb
ron
- sharp (of time)
Japanese
Romanization
ron
Javanese
Romanization
ron
- romanization of ꦫꦺꦴꦤ꧀
Middle English
Etymology 1
Possibly related to Old Norse reynir.
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /rɔːn/
Noun
ron (plural rones)
- (Late Middle English) A rowan-tree berry.
Derived terms
- rawntre
Descendants
- English: rowan
References
- “rōn, n.2”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
Noun
ron
- plural of ro (“roe deer”)
Norwegian Nynorsk
Noun
ron f (definite singular rona, indefinite plural rono or ronor, definite plural rononn or ronone)
- (dialectal, Trøndelag, Eastern Norway) alternative spelling of run (“rune, witchcraft”)
Related terms
Old Javanese
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *dahun.
Noun
ron
Alternative forms
- rwan
Derived terms
Descendants
Sicilian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɾɔn/ (Rhotacized)
Noun
ron m (inv)
- (Rhotacized variant) alternative form of don
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈron/ [ˈrõn]
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: ron
Noun
ron m (plural rones)
Further reading
- “ron”, 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
Swedish
Noun
ron
- definite singular of ro