-ioun
Middle English
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Old French -ion, from Latin -iō, -iōnem.
Alternative forms
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”)