-ition
Word Origin
1
a compound suffix of nouns, being -tion with a preceding original or formative vowel, or, in other words, a combination of -ite2. and -ion:
expedition; extradition.
Origin
< Latin -itiōn- or -ītiōn-, stem of -itiō or -ītiō. See -ite2, -ion
Related Words
- -ion
- -itious
- fortition
- imbibition
- inanition
- volition
-itiona noun suffix, as in expedition, extradition, etc., being -tion with a preceding original or formative vowel.
[Latin -itio, -ītio. Compare French -ition, German -ition]-ition
suffix
- (forming nouns) equivalent to
-ATION (as in audition, rendition)［构成名词］ 同-ATION （如audition, rendition）。
词源
from French, or from Latin -itio（n）-.
ORIGIN: Repr. French -ition , Latin -itio(n-) suffix forming nouns from verbs with pa. ppl stem in -it- : cf. -ion
后缀：-ition [名词后缀]
1、表示行为、行为的过程或结果、由行为而产生的事物
supposition 想象，推测
proposition 提议
oppsition 反对，反抗
expositon 暴露
composition 组成（物），作文
competition 比赛，竞争
addition 附加，附加物
imbibition 吸入，吸收
partition 分开，分隔
recognition 认出，承认
2、表示情况，状态
audition 听觉，听力
erudition 博学
inanition 空虚
dentition 出牙
deglutition 吞咽困难
perdition 毁灭，沉沦