"-ion" meaning in English

See -ion in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Etymology: 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. Etymology templates: {{der|en|frm|-tion}} Middle French -tion, {{der|en|la|-tiō}} Latin -tiō Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -ion, {{en-suffix}} -ion
  1. (non-productive) An action or process, or the result of an action or process. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ion-en-suffix-tpUdQgMW
  2. (non-productive) A state or condition. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ion-en-suffix-898x5xkN
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: -ation, -sis [Greek], -tion
Etymology number: 1

Suffix

IPA: /ɪən/ (note: rp), /aɪən/ [General-American]
Etymology: Possibly reanalysed from inion, which is of Ancient Greek origin. Head templates: {{head|en|suffix|cat2=|cat3=|head=|id=}} -ion, {{en-suffix}} -ion
  1. (non-productive) A cephalometric reference point. Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--ion-en-suffix-en:craniometry Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 3 6 91 Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 1 1 22 28 28 1 1 0 9 10 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 1 1 28 24 24 1 1 0 11 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2
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