toun
See also: Toun
Middle English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Old English tūn, from Proto-West Germanic *tūn, from Proto-Germanic *tūną, from Gaulish dunon, from Proto-Celtic *dūnom, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂-.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
toun (plural touns)
Descendants edit
- English: town, tahn, tawn; toon; toune, towne
- Geordie English: toon
- Scots: toun, tone, toon, town
- Yola: teoune, teoun
References edit
- “tǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Occitan edit
Alternative forms edit
Pronoun edit
toun m
Scots edit
Etymology edit
From Middle English toun, from Old English tūn.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
toun (plural touns)
- A town or village.
- A farm settlement or farmstead.