accioun

Middle English

Alternative forms

• accion, accyon, accyoune, acsyon, action, actioun

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.

Related terms

• coaccioun
• exaccioun

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

• “acciǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 7 August 2018.