-ation
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See also: -âtion
English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
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.
Pronunciation[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-ation
- An action or process
- sediment + -ation → sedimentation
- The result of an action or process
- A state or quality
Derived terms[edit]
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Translations[edit]
-ation (suffix)
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Anagrams[edit]
French[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French -ation, borrowed from Latin -ātiōnem. In words inherited through Vulgar Latin, the same suffix yielded -aison.
Pronunciation[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-ation f (plural -ations)
Derived terms[edit]
Middle English[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-ation
- Alternative form of -acioun
Middle French[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French -ation.
Suffix[edit]
-ation
Descendants[edit]
- French: -ation
Old French[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin -ātiō, -ātiōnem.
Suffix[edit]
-ation
Descendants[edit]
- Middle French: -ation
- French: -ation
- → Middle English: -acioun, -acion, -acyon, -acyoun, -acyun, -ation
- English: -ation
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Unadapted borrowing from English -ation.
Pronunciation[edit]
Suffix[edit]
-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”)
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