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Noun [English]

Forms: aeons [plural]
Etymology: From Latin aeon, from Ancient Greek αἰών (aiṓn, “age, era”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|aeon}} Latin aeon, {{bor|en|grc|αἰών||age, era}} Ancient Greek αἰών (aiṓn, “age, era”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} aeon (plural aeons)
  1. (Australia, New Zealand, British) Alternative spelling of eon Tags: Australia, British, New-Zealand, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: eon
    Sense id: en-aeon-en-noun-FKGWqVbG Categories (other): Australian English, British English, New Zealand English, English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 27 30
  2. (Gnosticism) A spirit being emanating from the Godhead. Categories (topical): Gnosticism
    Sense id: en-aeon-en-noun-g2XA2RBo Topics: Gnosticism, lifestyle, religion
  3. (Cosmology) Each universe in a series of universes, according to conformal cyclic cosmology.
    Sense id: en-aeon-en-noun-WoSIrgkI
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: æon, Aeon, Æon, aion, Aion Derived forms: light aeon

Noun [Latin]

IPA: /ˈae̯.oːn/ [Classical-Latin], [ˈäe̯oːn] [Classical-Latin], /ˈe.on/ (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical), [ˈɛːon] (note: modern Italianate Ecclesiastical)
Etymology: Borrowed from Ancient Greek αἰών (aiṓn, “age, eternity”). Etymology templates: {{bor|la|grc|αἰών||age, eternity}} Ancient Greek αἰών (aiṓn, “age, eternity”) Head templates: {{la-noun|aeōn<3>|g=m}} aeōn m (genitive aeōnis); third declension Inflection templates: {{la-ndecl|aeōn<3>}} Forms: aeōn [canonical, masculine], aeōnis [genitive], no-table-tags [table-tags], aeōn [nominative, singular], aeōnēs [nominative, plural], aeōnis [genitive, singular], aeōnum [genitive, plural], aeōnī [dative, singular], aeōnibus [dative, plural], aeōnem [accusative, singular], aeōnēs [accusative, plural], aeōne [ablative, singular], aeōnibus [ablative, plural], aeōn [singular, vocative], aeōnēs [plural, vocative]
  1. (Late Latin) age, eternity Tags: Late-Latin, declension-3
    Sense id: en-aeon-la-noun-O2fxhfWF Categories (other): Late Latin, Latin masculine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the third declension: 45 55
  2. (Late Latin) one of the Gnostic Aeons Tags: Late-Latin, declension-3
    Sense id: en-aeon-la-noun-WrUtoira Categories (other): Late Latin, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Latin entries with incorrect language header, Latin masculine nouns in the third declension Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 23 13 13 19 32 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 13 14 19 34 Disambiguation of Latin entries with incorrect language header: 36 64 Disambiguation of Latin masculine nouns in the third declension: 45 55

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aeōnibus",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "ablative",
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aeōn",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "singular",
        "vocative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aeōnēs",
      "source": "declension",
      "tags": [
        "plural",
        "vocative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "aeōn<3>",
        "g": "m"
      },
      "expansion": "aeōn m (genitive aeōnis); third declension",
      "name": "la-noun"
    }
  ],
  "inflection_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "aeōn<3>"
      },
      "name": "la-ndecl"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Latin",
  "lang_code": "la",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Late Latin"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "age, eternity"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "age",
          "age"
        ],
        [
          "eternity",
          "eternity"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Late Latin) age, eternity"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Late-Latin",
        "declension-3"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Late Latin"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "one of the Gnostic Aeons"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "Gnostic",
          "Gnosticism"
        ],
        [
          "Aeons",
          "eon#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(Late Latin) one of the Gnostic Aeons"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Late-Latin",
        "declension-3"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈae̯.oːn/",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈäe̯oːn]",
      "tags": [
        "Classical-Latin"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈe.on/",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɛːon]",
      "note": "modern Italianate Ecclesiastical"
    }
  ],
  "word": "aeon"
}

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