"-tion" meaning in French

See -tion in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /sjɔ̃/, /tjɔ̃/ Forms: -tions [plural], -ation [alternative]
Rhymes: -ɔ̃ Etymology: Borrowed as a learned form from Latin suffix Latin -tiōne or -tiōnem, ending of the singular ablative or accusative of those nouns ending with -tiō (part of the Latin third declension). The original inherited form of the suffix, -on/-son (or -aison from -ātionem), is today less common but can be found in words such as raison, saison, chanson, venaison, oraison, garnison, etc. Etymology templates: {{bor|fr|la|-tiōne}} Latin -tiōne Head templates: {{fr-noun|f|~}} -tion f (countable and uncountable, plural -tions)
  1. Used to indicate action, condition, result or effect; -tion Tags: countable, feminine, morpheme, uncountable

Inflected forms

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  "descendants": [
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      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "no",
            "2": "-",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Norwegian:",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Norwegian: -sjon"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ota",
            "2": "ـسیون",
            "bor": "1",
            "tr": "-syon, -siyon"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Ottoman Turkish: ـسیون (-syon, -siyon)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Ottoman Turkish: ـسیون (-syon, -siyon)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tr",
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            "3": "-siyon"
          },
          "expansion": "Turkish: -syon, -siyon",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Turkish: -syon, -siyon"
    }
  ],
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        "1": "fr",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "-tiōne"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin -tiōne",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed as a learned form from Latin suffix Latin -tiōne or -tiōnem, ending of the singular ablative or accusative of those nouns ending with -tiō (part of the Latin third declension). The original inherited form of the suffix, -on/-son (or -aison from -ātionem), is today less common but can be found in words such as raison, saison, chanson, venaison, oraison, garnison, etc.",
  "forms": [
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      "form": "-tions",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ation",
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        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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        "2": "~"
      },
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      "name": "fr-noun"
    }
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  "senses": [
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      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "French entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "name": "Pages using catfix",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 5 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
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        "Used to indicate action, condition, result or effect; -tion"
      ],
      "id": "en--tion-fr-suffix-avTZAWtJ",
      "links": [
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          "-tion",
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        ]
      ],
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        "countable",
        "feminine",
        "morpheme",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/sjɔ̃/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tjɔ̃/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔ̃"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-tion"
}
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        {
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          },
          "expansion": "→ Norwegian:",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Norwegian: -sjon"
    },
    {
      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "ota",
            "2": "ـسیون",
            "bor": "1",
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          },
          "expansion": "→ Ottoman Turkish: ـسیون (-syon, -siyon)",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Ottoman Turkish: ـسیون (-syon, -siyon)"
    },
    {
      "depth": 2,
      "templates": [
        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tr",
            "2": "-syon",
            "3": "-siyon"
          },
          "expansion": "Turkish: -syon, -siyon",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "Turkish: -syon, -siyon"
    }
  ],
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        "1": "fr",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "-tiōne"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin -tiōne",
      "name": "bor"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Borrowed as a learned form from Latin suffix Latin -tiōne or -tiōnem, ending of the singular ablative or accusative of those nouns ending with -tiō (part of the Latin third declension). The original inherited form of the suffix, -on/-son (or -aison from -ātionem), is today less common but can be found in words such as raison, saison, chanson, venaison, oraison, garnison, etc.",
  "forms": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "-ation",
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "f",
        "2": "~"
      },
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    }
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        "French countable nouns",
        "French entries with incorrect language header",
        "French feminine suffixes",
        "French lemmas",
        "French noun-forming suffixes",
        "French suffixes",
        "French terms borrowed from Latin",
        "French terms derived from Latin",
        "French terms with IPA pronunciation",
        "French uncountable nouns",
        "Pages using catfix",
        "Pages with 5 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:French/ɔ̃",
        "Rhymes:French/ɔ̃/1 syllable"
      ],
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      ],
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      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/sjɔ̃/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tjɔ̃/"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɔ̃"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-tion"
}

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