-ions

== 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 (non-lemma form of verb-forming suffix) forms the first-person plural imperfect indicative form of a verb ‎porter (“to carry”) + ‎-ions → ‎portions (“(we) were carrying”) forms the first-person plural present subjunctive form of a verb ‎porter (“to carry”) + ‎-ions → ‎portions (“(that we) carry”)