-ción

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See also: cion and ĉion

Galician

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin -tiōnem.

Suffix

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-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)

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Spanish

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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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

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ˈθjon/ [ˈθjõn]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ˈsjon/ [ˈsjõn]
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: -ción

Suffix

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-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

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Tagalog: -syon

Further reading

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