-ions

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”)