-tion

Alternative forms

• -ion (as in complexion)
• -sion
• -ition (as in definition)
• ⠰⠝

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

Further reading

• “-tion”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.

Anagrams

• -toin, INTO, Toni, into, noit, oint, on it

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [-ˈɕoˀːn]

Suffix

-tion

1. -tion; making nouns.

Alternative forms

• -ation

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

• IPA^(key): /sjɔ̃/
• IPA^(key): /tjɔ̃/ (if previous letter is "s", as in "digestion", "question", "combustion", etc.)
• Rhymes: -ɔ̃

Suffix

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

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

Alternative forms

• -ation (different (surface) analysis)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-ˈtsi̯oːn/, [-ˈt͡sjoːn], [-t͡siˈoːn]
• The pronunciation with a syllabic [i] is virtually obsolete, thus one may simply transcribe /-ˈtsjoːn/.

• Audio:

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Suffix

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

1. -tion

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)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /-ˈɧuːn/
• Homophone: -sion

Suffix

-tion c

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