"-ción" meaning in Spanish

See -ción in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /ˈθjon/ [Spain], [ˈθjõn] [Spain], /ˈsjon/ [Latin-America, Philippines], [ˈsjõn] [Latin-America, Philippines] Forms: -ciones [plural], -ación [alternative]
Rhymes: -on Etymology: From -tiōnem, the accusative of -tiō as a learned form. The original inherited form of the suffix, -zón or -són, is today less common but found in words such as razón, sazón, tesón, quemazón, comezón, hinchazón, etc. Head templates: {{es-noun|f}} -ción f (noun-forming suffix, plural -ciones)
  1. forms nouns representing the property corresponding to a verb; -tion Tags: feminine, morpheme

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "args": {
            "1": "tl",
            "2": "-syon",
            "bor": "1"
          },
          "expansion": "→ Tagalog: -syon",
          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Tagalog: -syon"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From -tiōnem, the accusative of -tiō as a learned form. The original inherited form of the suffix, -zón or -són, is today less common but found in words such as razón, sazón, tesón, quemazón, comezón, hinchazón, etc.",
  "forms": [
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    {
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    }
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  "hyphenation": [
    "-ción"
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  "lang_code": "es",
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        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages using catfix",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 2 entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
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          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
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          "parents": [
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            "Entry maintenance"
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      ],
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        {
          "text": "neutralizar (“to neutralize”) + -ción → neutralización (“neutralization”)",
          "type": "example"
        }
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      ],
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      ],
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        "feminine",
        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "ipa": "/ˈθjon/",
      "tags": [
        "Spain"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈθjõn]",
      "tags": [
        "Spain"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsjon/",
      "tags": [
        "Latin-America",
        "Philippines"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈsjõn]",
      "tags": [
        "Latin-America",
        "Philippines"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-on"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ción"
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      "depth": 1,
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        {
          "args": {
            "1": "tl",
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            "bor": "1"
          },
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          "name": "desc"
        }
      ],
      "text": "→ Tagalog: -syon"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From -tiōnem, the accusative of -tiō as a learned form. The original inherited form of the suffix, -zón or -són, is today less common but found in words such as razón, sazón, tesón, quemazón, comezón, hinchazón, etc.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "-ciones",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
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    },
    {
      "form": "-ación",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    }
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      "args": {
        "1": "f"
      },
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    "-ción"
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        "Spanish 1-syllable words",
        "Spanish countable suffixes",
        "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Spanish feminine suffixes",
        "Spanish lemmas",
        "Spanish noun-forming suffixes",
        "Spanish suffixes",
        "Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "neutralizar (“to neutralize”) + -ción → neutralización (“neutralization”)",
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        }
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      ],
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          "-tion",
          "-tion"
        ]
      ],
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        "morpheme"
      ]
    }
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      "tags": [
        "Spain"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈθjõn]",
      "tags": [
        "Spain"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈsjon/",
      "tags": [
        "Latin-America",
        "Philippines"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈsjõn]",
      "tags": [
        "Latin-America",
        "Philippines"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-on"
    }
  ],
  "word": "-ción"
}

Download raw JSONL data for -ción meaning in Spanish (1.6kB)

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  ],
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}

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