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Appendix:Variations of "ion"
English
Etymology 1
en -ation -ation 1
Reanalysed from en -ation, en -tion, from en frm -tion, frm -cion, from en la -tiō. By surface analysis, this suffix is added to verbs derived from Latin perfect participle stems.
Pronunciation
Itself pronounced en /ən/, and changes the preceding consonant to /ʃ/ usually or /t͡ʃ/ or /ʒ/ in some cases.
Suffix
~
en non-productive An action or process, or the result of an action or process.
en transfixion
en reaction
en non-productive A state or condition.
en indirection
en bisection
Derived terms
en
Related terms
en -ation
en -sis Greek
en -tion
Further reading
Etymology 2
Possibly reanalysed from en inion, which is of en grc - origin. In many cases also analysable as the neuter form of an Ancient Greek adjective in grc -ιος.
Pronunciation
en /ɪən/ RP
en /aɪən/ GenAm
Suffix
s -ia
en craniometry An anthropometric reference point.
en dactylion
Especially craniometric points
en gnathion
Synonyms
en -ale
Derived terms
en -ion (craniometry)
en omphalion phalangion pternion symphysion sellion sphyrion stomiontrochanterion xiphion
See also
en mesophryon
Etymology 3
From en grc ἀπόγειον apogee, containing grc -ιον. Compare also en -ium#Etymology 2.
Suffix
s -ia
Together with apo- and peri-, forms names of specific apoapsides and periapsides.
en periareion
Derived terms
en -ion (apsis)
Anagrams
en ino oni NOI Ino ONI NIO -ino
en unproductive suffixes
French
Pronunciation
Suffix
fr suffix f
en -ion
Related terms
fr -tion
German
de:
Pronunciation
de LL-Q188 (deu)-Frank C. Müller--ion.wav
Suffix
de suffix f genitive -ion plural -ionen
-ion
Related terms
de -tion
Interlingua
Etymology
ia la -iō.
Pronunciation
ia /iˈon/ /jon/
Suffix
ia suffix plural -iones
-ion
References
-ion 208
Middle English
Etymology 1
Suffix
enm suffix 1
enm -ien -ian ian
Etymology 2
Suffix
enm suffix 1
enm -ioun
Volapük
Suffix
vo suffix
-illion (used to form multiples of 1000: balion «million», telion 1.000.000.000, kilion 1.000.000.000.000)
References
Volapük Grammatical Forms
Welsh
Pronunciation
cy /jɔn/
Etymology 1
From cy cel-bry-pro *-onos, cel-bry-pro *-onā. Cognate to kw -yon, br -ien.
Alternative forms
cy -on
Suffix
cy suffix plural suffixes
Pluralisation suffix
cy -aid -aint -au -ed -edd -en -i -iadau -iaid -iau -od -oedd -on -ydd -yr -ys
cy seiciatrydd psychiatrist seiciatryddion psychiatrists
cy cymydog neighbour cymdogion neighbours
cy mab son meibion sons
Usage notes
Causes i-affection of internal vowels, for example, cy mab son meibion sons.
Etymology 2
Alternative forms
cy -on
Suffix
cy suffix noun-forming suffixes
Noun suffix
cy tir land tirion territory, plain, grassland
Usage notes
Occurs in place names such as cy Tirion Mawr and cy Tirion Bach in Ceredigion and cy Tirion Pelyn in Caernarfonshire.
Derived terms
cy