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Meaning of -ciune | Babel Free

Phrase feminine CEFR B1
ˈt͡ʃʲune

Definitions

roughly equivalent to -tion; was used to form a noun when added to a verb root, describing that action or state related to the verb (also used with adjective roots sometimes)

feminine, idiomatic, morpheme

Equivalents

Azərbaycanca -mə
Български -ция
Català -ció
Čeština -ce
Dansk -tion
Deutsch -tion -ung
English -tion
Esperanto -ado
Español -xión
Suomi -minen
Français -tion
עברית ־ציה
Magyar -ció
Հայերեն -ություն
Bahasa Indonesia -si
Italiano -zione
日本語 -ション -化
ខ្មែរ ការ
한국어 -션
Kurdî -çe -ing -şen -syon
Latina -tiō
Lietuvių -cija
Bahasa Melayu -sen -si -syen
Nederlands -ing -tie (Romanic)
Polski -cja
Română -ție
Русский -ция
Slovenščina -cija
Svenska -ing -tion
Tagalog -asyon -siyon -syon
Türkçe -siyon -syon
Українська -ння -ція

Examples

“a înșela (“to deceive”) + -ciune → înșelăciune (“fraud”)”
“a ruga (“to ask for; to pray”) + -ciune → rugăciune (“prayer”)”

CEFR level

B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.

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