-ción

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See also: cion and ĉion

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin -tiōnem.

Suffix

-ción f (noun-forming suffix, plural -cións)

  1. used in forming a noun to represent the property corresponding to a verb; -tion
    ‎militarizar (“to militarize”) + ‎-ción → ‎militarización (“militarization”)

Derived terms

From

Galician terms suffixed with -ción

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Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From -tiōnem, the accusative of -tiō as a learned form. The original inherited form of the suffix, -zón or -són, is today less common but found in words such as razón, sazón, tesón, quemazón, comezón, hinchazón, etc.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈθjon/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈsjon/
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: -ción

Suffix

-ción f (noun-forming suffix, plural -ciones)

  1. forms nouns representing the property corresponding to a verb; -tion
    ‎neutralizar (“to neutralize”) + ‎-ción → ‎neutralización (“neutralization”)

Usage notes

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -ción

Descendants

  • → Tagalog: -syon

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