noun suffix
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English -ioun, -ion, -iun, from Old French -ion, -iun, from Latin -ion-, -io
1.
a. : act or process
acidulat ion
rebell ion
b. : result of an act or process
construct ion
2.
a. : state or condition
subject ion
b. : thing acted upon or conditioned
ambit ion