-ción

See also: cion, ĉion, and Cion

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin -tiōnem.

Suffix

-ción f (noun-forming suffix, plural -cións)

  1. used in forming a noun to represent the property corresponding to a verb; -tion
    militarizar (to militarize) + ‎-ción → ‎militarización (militarization)

Derived terms

From

Galician terms suffixed with -ción

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Spanish

Alternative forms

Etymology

From -tiōnem, the accusative of -tiō as a learned form. The original inherited form of the suffix, -zón or -són, is today less common but found in words such as razón, sazón, tesón, quemazón, comezón, hinchazón, etc.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ción f (noun-forming suffix, plural -ciones)

  1. forms nouns representing the property corresponding to a verb; -tion
    neutralizar (to neutralize) + ‎-ción → ‎neutralización (neutralization)

Usage notes

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -ción

Descendants

  • Tagalog: -syon

Further reading