regioun

See also: Regioun

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Anglo-Norman regiun, from Latin regiōnem, accusative of regiō.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /rɛd͡ʒiˈuːn/, /ˈrɛd͡ʒ(j)un/, /reːd͡ʒiˈuːn/, /ˈreːd͡ʒ(j)un/[2]
  • Rhymes: -uːn

Noun

regioun (plural regiouns)

  1. A region, area, or zone:
    1. A realm, nation, or country.
    2. A biome, a climatic zone.
  2. Authority or governance.
  3. The inhabitants of a realm.
  4. A part, portion, or section.

Descendants

  • English: region
  • Scots: region

References

  1. ^ “rē̆ǧiǒun(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
  2. ^ Dobson, E[ric] J. (1957), English pronunciation 1500-1700‎[1], second edition, volume II: Phonology, Oxford: Clarendon Press, published 1968, →OCLC, § 22, page 495.

Old French

Noun

regioun oblique singular, f (oblique plural regiouns, nominative singular regioun, nominative plural regiouns)

  1. alternative form of regiun
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