-ción

See also: cion and ĉion

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin -tiōne, ablative of -tiō as a learned form (or from -tiōnem, the accusative).

Suffix

-ción f (plural -cións)

1. Used in forming a noun to represent the property corresponding to a verb; -tion.

   ‎militarizar (“to militarize”) + ‎-ción → ‎militarización (“militarization”)

Derived terms

Galician words suffixed with -ción

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Spanish

Alternative forms

• -ación

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin -tiōne, ablative of -tiō as a learned form (or from -tiōnem, the accusative). 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.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /ˈθjon/, [ˈθjõn]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /ˈsjon/, [ˈsjõn]

Suffix

-ción f (plural -ciones)

1. Used in forming a noun to represent the property corresponding to a verb; -tion

   ‎neutralizar (“to neutralize”) + ‎-ción → ‎neutralización (“neutralization”)

Usage notes

-ción may become -sión if preceded by "s", or -tión if preceded by "t". (e.g. propulsión, digestión)

Derived terms

Spanish words suffixed with -ción

Further reading

• “-ción” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.