-acioun

Middle English

Alternative forms

• -acion, -ation, -acyoun, -acyon, -acyun

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French -acion, -ation, from Latin -ātiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-aːsjuːn/, /-aːsjun/

Suffix

-acioun

1. Forms nouns denoting an action, act, or doing, the results or effects of an action, or a state or quality; -ation.

Derived terms

Middle English terms suffixed with -acioun

Descendants

• English: -ation