-tion
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-tion
- /-ʃən/
- /-tʃən/
Where it comes from
From rebracketed Middle English -cioun, rebracketed borrowing of 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. Always -ate or t-final/te-final base + -ion.
suffix -tions · -ion · -ation · -sion · -ition · ⠰⠝
- 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
Translations
Talk about this word "-tion." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/-tion. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. -tion. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/-tion "-tion." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/-tion.Cite this
@misc{tion_2026,
title = {-tion},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/-tion},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
