-tion

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English

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Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English -cioun, borrowing from Old French -tion, -cion, borrowed from the stem of Latin -tiō. The Middle English -cioun became -tion in Modern English under the influence of the Middle French -tion and original Latin spellings.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /-ʃən/, (after a preceding “s”) /-tʃən/

Suffix

-tion

  1. (non-productive) Used to form nouns meaning "the action of (a verb)" or "the result of (a verb)". Words ending in this suffix are almost always derived from a similar Latin word; a few (e.g. gumption) are not derived from Latin and are unrelated to any verb. More often, -ation is used.
    ‎ignore + ‎-tion → ‎ignortion
    ‎scrimp + ‎-tion → ‎scrimption

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -tion

Related terms

Descendants

  • → Malay: -syen, -sen

Translations

See also

Further reading

  • “-tion”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

Danish

Pronunciation

Suffix

-tion

  1. -tion; making nouns.

Derived terms

Danish terms suffixed with -tion

French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed as a learned form from Latin suffix Latin -tiōne or -tiōnem, ending of the singular ablative or accusative of those nouns ending with -tiō (part of the Latin third declension). The original inherited form of the suffix, -on/-son (or -aison from -ātionem), is today less common but can be found in words such as raison, saison, chanson, venaison, oraison, garnison, etc.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-tion f (countable and uncountable, plural -tions)

  1. Used to indicate action, condition, result or effect; -tion

Derived terms

French terms suffixed with -tion

Descendants

German

Alternative forms

  • -ation (different (surface) analysis)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /-ˈtsi̯oːn/, ,
  • The pronunciation with a syllabic is virtually obsolete, thus one may simply transcribe /-ˈtsjoːn/.
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Suffix

-tion f (genitive -tion, plural -tionen)

  1. -tion

Related terms

Further reading

  • “-ation” in Duden online, “-ion” in Duden online, “-ation/-ierung” in Duden online (doesn't have -tion, -ition)
  • “-ation” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache (doesn't have -tion, -ion, -ition)

Swedish

Pronunciation

Suffix

-tion c

  1. -tion; making nouns. See also -else, -ing and -ning.

Derived terms

Swedish terms suffixed with -tion
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