-ioun
Middle English
editEtymology 1
editBorrowed from Old French -ion, from Latin -iō, -iōnem.
Alternative forms
editPronunciation
editSuffix
edit-ioun
- (not productive) Forms nouns from French or Latin roots; -ion.
Derived terms
editDescendants
edit- English: -ion
References
edit- “-iǒun, suf.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2
editSuffix
edit-ioun
- Alternative form of -ien (“-ian”)