baron

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English baroun, from Old French baron, from Latin barōnem, from Proto-West Germanic *barō, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- (“to bear”). Cognate with Old High German *baro (“human being, man, freeman”), Old English bora (“a man who bears responsibility, one who is in charge, a ruler”), and perhaps to Old English beorn (“man, warrior”). Used in early Germanic law in the sense of "man, human being". A Celtic origin has also been suggested; see the quote under sense 3 of Latin barō. However, the OED takes the hypothetical Proto-Celtic *bar- (“hero”) to be a figment. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈbæɹən/ (General American) enPR: bă'rən (without the Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA(key): /ˈbæɹən/ (Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA(key): /ˈbɛəɹən/ Rhymes: -æɹən Homophone: barren === Noun === baron (plural barons) The male ruler of a barony. A male member of the lowest rank of English nobility (the equivalent rank in Scotland is lord). Coordinate terms: don, duke, earl, lord, prince, baronet (by extension) A person of great power in society, especially in business and politics. Synonyms: magnate, tycoon; see also Thesaurus:important person (UK, prison slang) A prisoner who gains power and influence by lending or selling goods such as tobacco. A baron of beef, a cut made up of a double sirloin. Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Euthalia. (law, obsolete) A husband. Coordinate term: wife baron and femme ― husband and wife ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== baroness baronetcy baronial baronne ==== Translations ==== === References === "baron n.", Oxford English Dictionary, Second edition, 1989; first published in New English Dictionary, 1885. === Anagrams === NORBA, aborn, Nabor, Bonar, Barno, Borna, Orban, Abron, Rabon, bonar, Arbon == Azerbaijani == === Etymology === Borrowed from Russian барон (baron). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [bɑˈron] Hyphenation: ba‧ron === Noun === baron (definite accusative baronu, plural baronlar) baron ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “baron” in Obastan.com. == Danish == === Etymology === From Old Norse barún, from Old French baron. === Noun === baron c (singular definite baronen, plural indefinite baroner) baron (a nobleman, in Denmark since 1849 without privileges) Synonym: friherre ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== baroni lensbaron ==== Related terms ==== baronesse === References === “baron” in Den Danske Ordbog “baron” in Ordbog over det danske Sprog == Dutch == === Etymology === Readjustment from earlier baroen through modern French influence, from Middle Dutch baroen, from Old French baron. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /baːˈrɔn/ Hyphenation: ba‧ron Rhymes: -ɔn === Noun === baron m (plural baronnen, diminutive baronnetje n, feminine barones) baron, a specific aristocratic title a magnate, especially a wealthy and influential (industrial) entrepreneur ==== Derived terms ==== barones oliebaron suikerbaron textielbaron ==== Related terms ==== baronie ==== Descendants ==== → Indonesian: baron → Javanese: ꦧꦫꦺꦴꦤ꧀ (baron) == Esperanto == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbaron/ Rhymes: -aron Syllabification: ba‧ron === Noun === baron accusative singular of baro == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French baron, from Old French baron, from Latin barōnem. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ba.ʁɔ̃/ Rhymes: -ɔ̃ === Noun === baron m (plural barons, feminine baronne) baron, lord, noble landowner ==== Descendants ==== Haitian Creole: baron → Arabic: بارون (bārōn) → Hungarian: báró → Polish: baron → Ottoman Turkish: بارون (baron) Turkish: baron → Persian: بارون (bâron) → Romanian: baron → Russian: баро́н (barón)→ Armenian: բարոն (baron)→ Azerbaijani: baron→ Georgian: ბარონი (baroni)→ Ingrian: baroni→ Uzbek: baron === Further reading === “baron”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === borna == Indonesian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Dutch baron. === Pronunciation === (Standard Indonesian) IPA(key): /ˈbaron/ [ˈba.rɔn] Rhymes: -aron Syllabification: ba‧ron === Noun === baron (plural baron-baron) baron (the male ruler of a barony; a title for European noblemen) === Further reading === “baron”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016 == Javanese == === Romanization === baron romanization of ꦧꦫꦺꦴꦤ꧀ == Middle English == === Etymology 1 === ==== Adjective ==== baron alternative form of bareyne === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== baron alternative form of baroun == Middle French == === Etymology === Inherited from Old French baron. === Noun === baron m (plural barons) baron (nobleman) ==== Descendants ==== French: baronHaitian Creole: baron→ Arabic: بارون (bārōn)→ Hungarian: báró→ Polish: baron→ Ottoman Turkish: بارون (baron)Turkish: baron→ Persian: بارون (bâron)→ Romanian: baron→ Russian: баро́н (barón)→ Armenian: բարոն (baron)→ Azerbaijani: baron→ Georgian: ბარონი (baroni)→ Ingrian: baroni→ Uzbek: baron == Norman == === Noun === baron m (plural barons) alternative form of bâron == Norwegian Bokmål == === Etymology === From Old Norse barún, from Old French baron. === Noun === baron m (definite singular baronen, indefinite plural baroner, definite plural baronene) a baron ==== Related terms ==== baronesse === References === “baron” in The Bokmål Dictionary. == Norwegian Nynorsk == === Etymology === From Old Norse barún, from Old French baron. === Noun === baron m (definite singular baronen, indefinite plural baronar, definite plural baronane) a baron ==== Related terms ==== baronesse === References === “baron” in The Nynorsk Dictionary. == Old Dutch == === Etymology === From Proto-West Germanic *baʀōn, from Proto-Germanic *bazōną. Equivalent to *bar +‎ -on. === Verb === baron to reveal, to make public ==== Inflection ==== ==== Derived terms ==== irbaron ==== Descendants ==== Middle Dutch: bārenDutch: baren ==== Further reading ==== “baron”, in Oudnederlands Woordenboek, 2012 == Old French == === Alternative forms === baroun, barun === Etymology === Inherited from Latin barōnem. The nominative singular ber is a regular outcome of the Latin nominative barō. === Noun === baron oblique singular, m (oblique plural barons, nominative singular ber, nominative plural baron) baron (title of nobility) husband Synonym: mari ==== Descendants ==== == Old Galician-Portuguese == === Alternative forms === varon === Etymology === Inherited from Latin barōnem. === Noun === baron m (plural barões) man (adult male human) Synonym: home ==== Descendants ==== Galician: varón Portuguese: varão === Further reading === Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “baron”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “baron”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega == Old Spanish == === Alternative forms === varon === Etymology === Inherited from Latin barōnem. Sense 3 taken from the Old French cognate baron. Coromines considers the more general sense 2, which is attested earlier, to be indigenous. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /baˈɾon/ === Noun === baron m man c. 1200, La Fazienda de Ultramar, fol 6r nobleman baron ==== Descendants ==== Spanish: varón, barón === References === Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José Antonio (1984), “barón”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic etymological dictionary]‎[2] (in Spanish), volume I (A–Ca), Madrid: Gredos, →ISBN, page 514 == Polish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈba.rɔn/ Rhymes: -arɔn Syllabification: ba‧ron === Etymology 1 === Borrowed from French baron. ==== Noun ==== baron m pers (female equivalent baronessa, diminutive baronek) (historical) baron, lord (male ruler of a barony) ==== Noun ==== baron m pers (figurative) baron, lord (person of great power in society, especially in business and politics) Synonym: potentat ===== Declension ===== ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === See baran. ==== Noun ==== baron m animal (Przemyśl) alternative form of baran === Further reading === baron in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN baron in Polish dictionaries at PWN Aleksander Saloni (1899), “baron”, in “Lud wiejski w okolicy Przeworska”, in M. Arct, E. Lubowski, editors, Wisła : miesięcznik gieograficzno-etnograficzny‎[3] (in Polish), volume 13, Warsaw: Artur Gruszecki, page 237 == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from French baron. === Noun === baron m (plural baroni, feminine equivalent baroneasă or baroniță) baron ==== Declension ==== == Serbo-Croatian == === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French baron. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /bǎroːn/ Hyphenation: ba‧ron === Noun === bàrōn m anim (Cyrillic spelling ба̀ро̄н) baron (title of nobility) == Swedish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Old French baron. === Pronunciation === === Noun === baron c (feminine: baronessa) a baron, a ruler of a barony ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === baron in Svenska Akademiens ordböcker baron in Elof Hellquist, Svensk etymologisk ordbok (1st ed., 1922) === Anagrams === banor, bonar, borna, nabor == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish barón. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /baˈɾon/ [bɐˈɾon̪] Rhymes: -on Syllabification: ba‧ron === Noun === barón (Baybayin spelling ᜊᜇᜓᜈ᜔) baron (title of nobility) == Turkish == === Etymology === Inherited from Ottoman Turkish بارون (baron), from French baron. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /baˈɾon/ Hyphenation: ba‧ron === Noun === baron (definite accusative baronu, plural baronlar) baron (title of nobility in Europe between knight and viscount) ==== Declension ==== ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === References === === Further reading === “baron”, in Turkish dictionaries, Türk Dil Kurumu Çağbayır, Yaşar (2007), “baron”, in Ötüken Türkçe Sözlük (in Turkish), Istanbul: Ötüken Neşriyat, page 472 == Uzbek == === Etymology === Borrowed from Russian барон (baron). === Noun === baron (plural baronlar) baron ==== Declension ====