-one

Suffix

-one m (plural -oni, feminine -ona, feminine plural -one)

2. suffix used to form augmentatives

   ‎ragazzo (“boy”) + ‎-one → ‎ragazzone (“big boy”)

   ‎padre (“father”) + ‎-one → ‎padrone (“boss”)

   ‎bacio (“kiss”) + ‎-one → ‎bacione (“big kiss”)

4. added mostly to verbs to create nouns denoting, "one who often does" or "one who is characterized by"; -er; -or

   ‎dormire (“to sleep”) + ‎-one → ‎dormiglione (“sleepyhead”)

   ‎mangiare (“to eat”) + ‎-one → ‎mangione (“big eater”)

   ‎fare nulla (“to do nothing”) + ‎-one → ‎fannullone (“loafer”)

5. plural of -ona

Suffix

-one m (plural -oni)

1. (organic chemistry) ketone
3. (physics) -on
4. (biology, genetics) -on

Derived terms