-ification
See also: -ificâtion
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle English -ificacioun (ending on words generally borrowed whole from Old French), from Old French -ification, in turn from Latin -ficātiō, a noun ending which appears on action nouns formed using the suffix -tiō (English -tion) from verbs ending in -ficō (English -ify). Compare -faction.
Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -eɪʃən
- Hyphenation: i‧fi‧ca‧tion
Suffix
[edit]-ification (noun-forming suffix, countable and uncountable, plural -ifications)
- Forms nouns denoting the act or process whereby a subject becomes something else.
Usage notes
[edit]- This suffix occurs in words of French or Latin origin, but is also productive in English. When applying the suffix -ation to a verb ending in -ify, -ification is used instead of the expected *-ifiation. Compare -ability.
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]other terms ending in -ification
- acetification
- acidification
- amplification
- beatification
- beautification
- BibTeXification
- bourgeoisification
- calcification
- certification
- clarification
- classification
- codification
- complexification
- debathification
- decalcification
- declassification
- deification
- demystification
- denazification
- denitrification
- desertification
- despecification
- detoxification
- disqualification
- diversification
- dowdification
- edification
- electrification
- emulsification
- exemplification
- extensification
- falsification
- floccinaucinihilipilification
- fortification
- Frenchification
- fructification
- gentrification
- glorification
- gratification
- humidification
- identification
- indemnification
- intensification
- jollification
- justification
- magnification
- modification
- mortification
- mummification
- mystification
- nitrification
- notification
- nullification
- obscurification
- ossification
- pacification
- personification
- petrification
- purification
- qualification
- quantification
- ramification
- rancidification
- ratification
- rectification
- reunification
- rigidification
- sanctification
- saponification
- scarification
- scorification
- signification
- silicification
- simplification
- solidification
- specification
- stratification
- studentification
- syllabification
- transmogrification
- typification
- unification
- verbification
- verification
- versification
- vilification
- vinification
- vitrification
- vivification
Translations
[edit]process of becoming
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French
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Inherited from Old French -ification, in turn borrowed from Latin -ficātiōnem, a noun ending related to the supine ending -ficātum of first-conjugation verbs ending in -ficō.
Pronunciation
[edit]Suffix
[edit]-ification f (noun-forming suffix, plural -ifications)
Derived terms
[edit]- authentification
- béatification
- bonification
- certification
- clarification
- classification
- codification
- décalcification
- déification
- démystification
- démythification
- désertification
- disqualification
- diversification
- édification
- électrification
- falsification
- fortification
- fructification
- gazéification
- gentrification
- glorification
- gratification
- humidification
- identification
- intensification
- justification
- lubrification
- mèmification
- modification
- mollification
- mortification
- mystification
- notification
- opacification
- ossification
- pacification
- panification
- personnification
- pétrification
- planification
- purification
- qualification
- quantification
- ramification
- ratification
- rectification
- réunification
- russification
- sanctification
- scarification
- signification
- simplification
- solidification
- spécification
- stratification
- tarification
- unification
- vérification
- versification
- vinification
- vitrification
Related terms
[edit]Categories:
- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dʰeh₁-
- English terms inherited from Middle English
- English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- English terms derived from Old French
- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms derived from Latin
- English terms derived from Proto-Italic
- English 4-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:English/eɪʃən
- Rhymes:English/eɪʃən/4 syllables
- English lemmas
- English suffixes
- English noun-forming suffixes
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- English productive suffixes
- French terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- French terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dʰeh₁-
- French terms inherited from Old French
- French terms derived from Old French
- French terms derived from Latin
- French 4-syllable words
- French terms with IPA pronunciation
- French lemmas
- French suffixes
- French noun-forming suffixes
- French countable suffixes
- French feminine suffixes