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

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Further reading
  • “Äon” in Duden online
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