-zione

Italian

Alternative forms

• -tione
• -sione (from -siō instead of -tiō)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin -tiōnem, as a learned form. The original inherited form of the suffix, -zone and -zzone or in some cases -gione, is today less common but found in words such as ragione, stagione, cagione, canzone, punzone, acquazzone, tizzone, etc.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): ^*/ˈt͡sjo.ne/
• Rhymes: -one
• Syllabification: -zió‧ne

Suffix

-zione

1. used to form nouns relating to the action of specified verbs; -ation; -tion

   ‎punire (“to punish”) + ‎-zione → ‎punizione (“punishment”)

   ‎creare (“to create”) + ‎-zione → ‎creazione (“creation”)

   ‎fingere (“to pretend, feign”) + ‎-zione → ‎finzione (“pretext”)

Derived terms

Italian terms suffixed with -zione