English Explanatory Dictionary

-ion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. An action or process, or the result of an action or process.
  2. A state or condition.
suffix
  1. An anthropometric reference point.
  2. Especially craniometric points
suffix
  1. Together with apo- and peri-, forms names of specific apoapsides and periapsides.

Pronunciation

/ɪən/ /aɪən/

Word forms

-ion -ions -ia

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion Reanalysed from -ation, -tion, from Middle French -tion, -cion, from Latin -tiō. By surface analysis, this suffix is added to verbs derived from Latin perfect participle stems.

Synonyms

-ale

Related words

-ation -sis -tion mesophryon

Derived words

omphalion phalangion pternion sellion sphyrion stomiontrochanterion symphysion xiphion
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