-ioun

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

1. (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

1. Alternative form of -ien (“-ian”)