-ion
English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Reanalysed from -ation, -tion, from Middle French -tion, -cion, from Latin -tiō. By surface analysis, this suffix is added to verbs derived from Latin perfect participle stems.
Pronunciation
[edit]Itself pronounced IPA(key): /ən/, and changes the preceding consonant to /ʃ/ usually or /t͡ʃ/ or /ʒ/ in some cases.
Suffix
[edit]-ion (noun-forming suffix, countable and uncountable, plural -ions)
- (no longer productive) An action or process, or the result of an action or process.
- (no longer productive) A state or condition.
Derived terms
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[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “-ion”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
Etymology 2
[edit]Possibly reanalysed from inion, which is of Ancient Greek origin. In many cases also analysable as the neuter form of an Ancient Greek adjective in -ιος (-ios).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɪən/
- (General American) IPA(key): /aɪən/
Suffix
[edit]-ion (noun-forming suffix, plural -ions or -ia)
- An anthropometric reference point.
- Especially craniometric points
Synonyms
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[edit]Etymology 3
[edit]From Ancient Greek ἀπόγειον (apógeion, “apogee”), containing -ιον (-ion). Compare also -ium.
Suffix
[edit]-ion (noun-forming suffix, plural -ions or -ia)
- Together with apo- and peri-, forms names of specific apoapsides and periapsides.
Derived terms
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[edit]French
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Suffix
[edit]-ion f
Related terms
[edit]German
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Pronunciation
[edit]Audio: (file)
Suffix
[edit]-ion f (genitive -ion, plural -ionen)
Related terms
[edit]Middle English
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]Suffix
[edit]-ion
- alternative form of -ien (“-ian”)
Etymology 2
[edit]Suffix
[edit]-ion
- alternative form of -ioun
Volapük
[edit]Suffix
[edit]-ion
- -illion (used to form multiples of 1000: balion «million», telion 1.000.000.000, kilion 1.000.000.000.000)
References
[edit]Welsh
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Proto-Brythonic *-onos, *-onā. Cognate to Cornish -yon, Breton -ien.
Alternative forms
[edit]Suffix
[edit]-ion
- Pluralisation suffix
Usage notes
[edit]Etymology 2
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Suffix
[edit]-ion
Usage notes
[edit]- Occurs in place names such as Tirion Mawr and Tirion Bach in Ceredigion and Tirion Pelyn in Caernarfonshire.
Derived terms
[edit]- 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 terms derived from Middle French
- English 1-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English lemmas
- English suffixes
- English noun-forming suffixes
- English uncountable nouns
- English countable nouns
- English terms with usage examples
- English terms derived from Ancient Greek
- English 2-syllable words
- English nouns with irregular plurals
- English unproductive suffixes
- French 1-syllable words
- French terms with IPA pronunciation
- French lemmas
- French suffixes
- French feminine suffixes
- German terms with audio pronunciation
- German lemmas
- German suffixes
- German feminine suffixes
- Middle English alternative forms
- Volapük lemmas
- Volapük suffixes
- Welsh terms with IPA pronunciation
- Welsh terms inherited from Proto-Brythonic
- Welsh terms derived from Proto-Brythonic
- Welsh lemmas
- Welsh suffixes
- Welsh plural suffixes
- Welsh noun-forming suffixes