-action, -ation, -tion (Used to form nouns relating to the action of specified verbs)
Derived terms
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Related terms
-sione
-gione
Etymology
Borrowing from Latin-tiō, -tiōnem 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.