translacioun

Middle English

Alternative forms

• translacion, translacioune, translacyoun

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman translacioun, from Latin trānslātiō; equivalent to translaten +‎ -ioun.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /transˌlaːsiˈuːn/, /transˌlaːˈsjuːn/, /transˈlaːsjun/

Noun

translacioun (plural translaciouns)

1. Relocation, removal (to another location)
2. Divestment or giving away (of land, property, etc.)
3. Substitution or supersedure of religious law.
4. A (finished) translation of a work into another language.
5. (rare) Movement into heaven without death.
6. (rare) A total modification or alteration in appearance.
7. (rare) The process of translating.

Descendants

• English: translation

References

• “translātiǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2019-06-01.

Old French

Noun

translacioun oblique singular, f (oblique plural translaciouns, nominative singular translacioun, nominative plural translaciouns)

1. (Anglo-Norman) Alternative form of translacion