regiun

Old French

Alternative forms

region, regioun, regïun (diaereses not universally used by scholars of Old French)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /reˈd͡ʒjõn/, /reˈd͡ʒjũn/

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin regio. Compare inherited forms royon, reiun, rëon.

Noun

regiun f (oblique plural regiuns, nominative singular regiun, nominative plural regiuns)

region (geographical location)

Descendants

Middle French: region
- French: région
  - → Romanian: regiune
→ Middle English: regioun, region, regyoun, regyown, regyoyn, regyun, regyon, regyone, regeowne
- English: region
- Scots: region

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