-ation
See also: -âtion
English edit
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- ⠠⠝ (Braille)
Etymology edit
From Middle English -acioun, -acion, from Old French acion, -ation, from Latin -ātiō, an alternative form of -tiō (whence -tion). Equivalent to -ate + -ion.
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-ation
- An action or process
- sediment + -ation → sedimentation
- The result of an action or process
- A state or quality
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-ation (suffix)
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French edit
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Etymology edit
Inherited from Old French -ation, borrowed from Latin -ātiōnem. Compare the inherited doublet -aison.
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-ation f (plural -ations)
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Middle English edit
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-ation
- Alternative form of -acioun
Middle French edit
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Etymology edit
From Old French -ation.
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-ation
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- French: -ation
Old French edit
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin -ātiō, -ātiōnem.
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-ation
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Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from English -ation.
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-ation
- (humorous) used instead of -ação to give the word an air of formality
- enrolar (“to beat around the bush”) + -ation → enrolation (“beating around the bush”)
- faturar (“to profit”) + -ation → faturation (“profits”)