-ciune

Romanian

Alternative forms

-ăciune

Etymology

Inherited from Latin -tiō, -tiōnem, and found in terms inherited from Latin as well those formed before the mid 19th century, but is otherwise no longer productive. Most modern words or neologisms use the borrowed doublets -ție or occasionally -țiune.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃʲune/

Suffix

-ciune f (plural -ciuni)

(non-productive) roughly equivalent to -tion; was used to form a noun when added to a verb root, describing that action or state related to the verb (also used with adjective roots sometimes)
‎a înșela (“to deceive”) + ‎-ciune → ‎înșelăciune (“fraud”)

‎a ruga (“to ask for; to pray”) + ‎-ciune → ‎rugăciune (“prayer”)

Declension

Declension of -ciune

	singular		plural
	indefinite articulation	definite articulation	indefinite articulation	definite articulation
nominative/accusative	(o) -ciune	-ciunea	(niște) -ciuni	-ciunile
genitive/dative	(unei) -ciuni	-ciunii	(unor) -ciuni	-ciunilor
vocative	-ciune, -ciuneo		-ciunilor

Derived terms

Romanian terms suffixed with -ciune

Related terms

-ție, -țiune