-zione
Italian
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin -tiōnem, accusative form of -tiō, as a learned form. The original inherited form of the suffix, -zone and -zzone or in some cases -gione, is today less common but found in words such as ragione, stagione, cagione, canzone, punzone, acquazzone, tizzone, etc.
Pronunciation
Suffix
-zione