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-ions

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See also: ions, Ions, ións, and íons

French

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Etymology

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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

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Suffix

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-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)