accioun

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French 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)
    • Japanese: アクション (akushon)
    • Korean: 액션 (aeksyeon)
    • Russian: экшн (ekšn)
  • Scots: action

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