Saône

See also: saone

English

Etymology

From French Saône.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /soʊn/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /səʊn/
• Rhymes: -əʊn
• Homophones: sewn, sone, sown

Proper noun

Saône

1. A river in France that flows into the Rhone.

Derived terms

• Chalon-sur-Saône
• Saône-et-Loire
• Villefranche-sur-Saône

Translations

French river

• Franco-Provençal: Sona f
• French: Saône (fr) f
• Italian: Saona f
• Latin: Arar (la) m
• Occitan: Sòna f
• Portuguese: Sona, Saona
• Spanish: Saona m

Anagrams

• -asone, Eason, Soane, aeons, as one, æons

French

Etymology

From the Roman name, Latin Sauconna.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /son/

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Proper noun

Saône f

1. Saône (a right tributary of the Rhône, in eastern France)

Derived terms

• Haute-Saône
• Saônois
• saônois

Descendants

• → English: Saône