-zione

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin -tiōnem, accusative form of -tiō, as a learned form. The original inherited form of the suffix, -zone, -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): /ˈt͡ːsjo.ne/, [ˈt̪͡ːs̪joːn̺e]
  • Stress: -zióne
  • Hyphenation: -zio‧ne

Suffix

-zione

  1. -action, -ation, -tion (Used to form nouns relating to the action of specified verbs)

Derived terms
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