-ioun

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Middle English

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Old French -ion, from Latin -iō, -iōnem.

Alternative forms

-ion, -ioune, -iun, -yon, -yone, -youn, -youne

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /-iˈuːn/, /-jun/

Suffix

-ioun

(not productive) Forms nouns from French or Latin roots; -ion.

Derived terms

Middle English terms suffixed with -ioun

Descendants

English: -ion

References

“-iǒun, suf.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

Suffix

-ioun

Alternative form of -ien (“-ian”)

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