-ation

See also: -âtion

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Middle English -acioun, -acion, from Old French acion, -ation, from Latin -ātiō, an alternative form of -tiō (whence -tion).

Suffix

-ation

  1. An action or process
    hibernation
  2. The result of an action or process
    accumulation
  3. A state or quality
    exhilaration

Derived terms
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Translations
-ation (suffix)

Anagrams

French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French -ation, borrowed from Latin -ātiō, -ātiōnem. Compare the inherited doublet -aison.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /a.sjɔ̃/

Suffix

-ation

  1. -ation

Derived terms
► <a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:French_words_suffixed_with_-ation' title='Category:French words suffixed with -ation'>French words suffixed with -ation</a>

Middle English

Suffix

-ation

  1. Alternative form of -acioun

Middle French

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old French -ation.

Suffix

-ation

  1. -ation

Descendants

Old French

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin -ātiō, -ātiōnem.

Suffix

-ation

  1. -ation

Descendants

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from English -ation.

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈej.ʃõ/

Suffix

-ation

  1. (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”)
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