"-ation" meaning in French

See -ation in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /a.sjɔ̃/ Forms: -ations [plural], -sion [alternative], -tion [alternative], -xion [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɔ̃ Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-tisder. Proto-Italic *-tjō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ation Middle French -ation French -ation Inherited from Middle French -ation, from Old French -ation, a learned borrowing from Latin -ātiō, from -tiō, from Proto-Italic *-tjō, from Proto-Indo-European *-tis. In words inherited through Vulgar Latin, the same suffix yielded -aison. Etymology templates: {{etymon|fr|:inh|frm:-ation<id:suffix>|id=suffix|text=++|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *-tisder. Proto-Italic *-tjō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ation Middle French -ation French -ation Inherited from Middle French -ation, from Old French -ation, a learned borrowing from Latin -ātiō, from -tiō, from Proto-Italic *-tjō, from Proto-Indo-European *-tis., {{doublet|fr|-aison|notext=1}} -aison Head templates: {{fr-noun|f}} -ation f (noun-forming suffix, plural -ations)
  1. Used to indicate action, condition, result or effect; -ation Tags: feminine, morpheme

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "French suffixes",
        "French terms derived from Latin",
        "French terms derived from Middle French",
        "French terms derived from Old French",
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Download raw JSONL data for -ation meaning in French (2.4kB)

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