-aillon

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French

Etymology

From -aille +‎ -on.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.jɔ̃/ ~ /ɑ.jɔ̃/

Suffix

-aillon m (plural -aillons)

  1. forms masculine nouns with diminutive or pejorative meaning
    avocat (lawyer) + ‎-aillon → ‎avocaillon (useless lawyer)
    écrivain (writer) + ‎-aillon → ‎écrivaillon (hack)

Derived terms