On

Table of contents

1 Pronunciation 2 Etymology 3 Preposition 3.1 Translations 4 Adverb 5 Antonyms 5.2 Translations 6 Dutch 7 Adverb 8 Japanese 9 Volapük 10 Noun 11 Pronoun 12 Turkish 13 Cardinal numeral 13.3 Translations

Pronunciation

Old English on, originally an. From Germanic *ana. Related forms: old German ana (new German an), old Dutch an, ane (aan), old Frisian ana, old Norse â, Gothic ana. Possibly related to Greek ana (upward).

Preposition

1. on the top of, touching from above
2. covering
3. at the date of
4. dealing with the subject of: a book on history
5. touching, hanging from: I have no money on me, the fruit on the trees

• Dutch: op (1,3), over (2,4), bij (5)
• German: auf (1), über (2,4), an (3,5)

Translations

• Dutch: aan, ingeschakeld

Dutch

1. rarely used as shorthand for oneven (odd), the prefix on- means not (corresponds to English un-)

Japanese

1. The Japanese reading of kanji based on Chinese readings.

Volapük

1. numeral one

Turkish

Cardinal numeral

on

1. ten