concepcioun
Middle English
Alternative forms
- concepcion, concepciun, concepcyon, consepcioun
Etymology
Borrowed from Old French conception, from Latin conceptiō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kɔnsɛpsiˈuːn/, /kɔnˈsɛpsjun/
Noun
concepcioun (uncountable)
- conception (beginning of pregnancy)
- (more generally) pregnancy, birth
- The Feast of the Immaculate Conception
- The formation of an idea.
Descendants
- English: conception
References
- “concepciǒun, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.