-ions

See also: ions, Ions, ións, and íons

French

Etymology

Inherited from (sense 1) Latin -iēbāmus and (sense 2) Latin -eāmus, with both elements containing -āmus is replaced with Frankish *-ōmēs (see more at -ons). In Old French, the paradigms of an -īre verb alongside in the sense 1, was also supplied to the subjunctive imperfect paradigms of -āre verbs: -asse, -asses, -ast, -issons, -issoiz, -assent.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /jɔ̃/

Suffix

-ions

  1. forms the first-person plural imperfect indicative form of a verb
    ‎porter (“to carry”) + ‎-ions → ‎portions (“(we) were carrying”)
  2. forms the first-person plural present subjunctive form of a verb
    ‎porter (“to carry”) + ‎-ions → ‎portions (“(that we) carry”)
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