"on" meaning in French

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Pronoun

IPA: /ɔ̃/, /ɔ.n‿/ Audio: Fr-on.ogg
Etymology: Inherited from Old French hom, om (nominative form), from Latin homō (“human being”) (compare homme from the Old French oblique form home, from the Latin accusative form hominem). Its pronominal use is of Germanic origin. Compare Old English man (“one, they, people”), reduced form of Old English mann (“person”); Catalan hom; German man (“one, they, people”); Dutch men (“one, they, people”). In the second sense, meaning "we", also compare the development Malay kita orang (“we (incl.) + person”) and the dialectal forms found in eastern Indonesia: kitorang, kitong, torang. Etymology templates: {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|fro|hom|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Old French hom, {{inh+|fr|fro|hom}} Inherited from Old French hom, {{inh|fr|la|homō||human being}} Latin homō (“human being”), {{cog|gem}} Germanic, {{cog|ang|man||one, they, people}} Old English man (“one, they, people”), {{cog|ang|mann||person}} Old English mann (“person”), {{cog|ca|hom}} Catalan hom, {{cog|de|man||one, they, people}} German man (“one, they, people”), {{cog|nl|men||one, they, people}} Dutch men (“one, they, people”), {{noncog|ms|kita orang||we (incl.) + person}} Malay kita orang (“we (incl.) + person”) Head templates: {{fr-pron|type=personal}} on
  1. (indefinite) one, people, you, someone (an unspecified individual) Tags: indefinite Synonyms: quelqu'un (alt: in some contexts), l'on (alt: formal)
    Sense id: en-on-fr-pron-82m~5HIe Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French personal pronouns, French pronouns, Terms derived from Old French nominative Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 92 8 Disambiguation of French personal pronouns: 78 22 Disambiguation of French pronouns: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms derived from Old French nominative: 51 49
  2. (personal, informal) we Tags: informal, personal Synonyms: nous (alt: in some contexts)
    Sense id: en-on-fr-pron-3HyBG5Vh Categories (other): Terms derived from Old French nominative Disambiguation of Terms derived from Old French nominative: 51 49
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: l’on [formal]
Related terms: je, j’, me, m’, —, moi, tu, te, t’, toi, il, le, l’, lui, y, en, elle, la, on1, se, s’4, soi4, nous, vous2, 3, ils3, les, leur, eux3, elles, 1 Also used as the first person plural, 2 Also used as the polite singular form, 3 Also used when a group has both men and women, 4 Also used as third person plural reflexive

Alternative forms

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