-ation
suffixCA, US, UK /ˈeɪ̯.ʃən/ · UK /ˈɛjʃən/
Etymology Inherited from Middle English -acioun, borrowed from Old French -ation, a learned borrowing from Latin -ātiō, from -tiō, from Proto-Italic *-tiō, from Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō, from *-tis + *-Hō. By surface analysis, -ate + -ion.
1
Morpheme An action or process.
- sediment + -ation → sedimentation
2
Morpheme The result of an action or process.
- found + -ation → foundation
3
Morpheme A state or quality.
- color + -ation → coloration
- Related terms
- -ification, -tion