accioun

accioun

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Borrowed from Old French aucion, accion, action, from Latin āctiō, āctiōn-; equivalent to act +‎ -ioun.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /aksiˈuːn/, /ˈaksjun/

    Noun

    accioun (plural acciouns)

    1. An action; an act, behaviour or attribute.
    2. One's capability to launch a lawsuit.
    3. A legal case or suit; a legal action.

    Descendants

    • English: action
      • → Arabic: أَكْشِن (ʔakšin)
      • → Bulgarian: екшън (ekšǎn)
      • → German: Action
      • → Irish: aicsean
      • → Hebrew: אקשן (akshn), אקשן (ekshen)
      • → Japanese: アクション (akushon)
      • → Korean: 액션 (aeksyeon)
      • → Russian: экшн (ekšn)
      • → Swedish: action
    • Scots: action

    References

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