contraccioun

Middle English

Alternative forms

  • contraccion, contraxioun

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French contraction (modern French contraction), from Latin contractiō(n) (“a drawing together, contraction; abridgement, shortening; dejection, despondency”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kɔnˌtraksiˈuːn/, /kɔnˈtraksjun/

Noun

contraccioun (plural contraxions)

  1. contraction

Descendants

  • English: contraction
  • ⇒ Yola: contrishelagh

References

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