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