-tion

-tion [shən]

[< Fr, OFr, or L: Fr -tion < OFr -cion < L -tio (gen. -tionis) < -t- of pp. stem + -io (gen. -ionis), suffix] suffix forming nouns

1. the act of ____ing

2. the state of being ____ed

3. the thing that is ____ed