Suffix. -tion. (non-productive) Used to form nouns meaning “the action of (a verb)” or “the result of (a verb)”. Words ending in this suffix are almost always derived from a similar Latin word; a few (e.g. gumption) are not derived from Latin and are unrelated to any verb.

a suffix occurring in words of Latin origin, used to form abstract nouns from verbs or stems not identical with verbs, whether as expressing action (revolution; commendation), or a state (contrition; starvation), or associated meanings (relation; temptation).

The suffixes “-tion” and “-sion” are both used to create nouns from verbs (and, less commonly, adjectives and other nouns) to describe a state, condition, action, process, practice, or the result thereof.

Tion is a suffix that is defined as action or a state of being. An example of the tion suffix is used to describe the state of starvation when added to the “starve.”

The word that does not end with suffix-tion is: ‘nation’.

Loch Ness is named for the river Ness which flows from the loch’s northern end. The river’s name probably derives from an old Celtic word meaning “roaring one”.

Ness (given name)

From Loch Ness to Loch Lomond and all the lesser known in between, no trip to Scotland is complete without a visit to one of these beauty spots. Loch is the Scottish Gaelic word for a body of water, either completely or almost completely surrounded by land.

meeting of the waters

Church

In Scotland examples include Coalburn, Bannockburn, Aultmore. Abhainn in Gaelic meaning river, which is anglicised as Avon. There is also a similar Brythonic cognate. This sometimes leads to curious ‘double’ namings of rivers by Anglo-Saxon speakers, such as River Avon and River Afton (literally “River River”).

The Scottish surname CRAIG is derived from the Middle English Gaelic word creag, crag, carraig, or gragg meaning “rocky hill”. It describes hazardous, steep, rugged rock which marked the terrain where a man lived.

Craig is a Scottish, Irish & Welsh masculine given name, all variations derive from the same Celtic branch. The name has two origins. In some cases it can originate from a nickname, derived from the Scottish Gaelic word creag, meaning “rock,” similar to Peter.

Craic (/kræk/ KRAK) or crack is a term for news, gossip, fun, entertainment, and enjoyable conversation, particularly prominent in Ireland.

Clan Craig is considered an armigerous clan, meaning that it is considered to have had at one time a chief who possessed the chiefly arms, however no one at present is in possession of such arms. The Scottish surname Craig is derived from the Gaelic creag meaning “rocky hill”.

Kirk is a Scottish (and former Northern English) word meaning “church”. It is often used specifically of the Church of Scotland. Many place names and personal names are also derived from it.

While there are numerous versions of the clan maps of Scotland, most feature a clear division between Scotland’s two peoples: the Lowland Scots and the Gaelic clans. Interestingly, the ‘Macs’ rule the north and west coast, with the MacNeil, MacDonald and MacLeod clans populating the Outer Hebrides.

The Highland Council is the administrative body for much of the Highlands, with its administrative centre at Inverness. However, the Highlands also includes parts of the council areas of Aberdeenshire, Angus, Argyll and Bute, Moray, North Ayrshire, Perth and Kinross, Stirling and West Dunbartonshire.

Clan Donnachaidh

The Dress Act 1746 was part of the Act of Proscription which came into force on 1 August 1746 and made wearing “the Highland Dress” — including the kilt — illegal in Scotland as well as reiterating the Disarming Act.

In Scotland, more than half of our native woodlands are in unfavourable condition (new trees are not able to grow) because of grazing, mostly by deer. Our native woodlands only cover four per cent of our landmass. As in many parts of the world today land use is a product of history.

It’s true, of course, Orkney doesn’t have many trees. The location of the islands, exposed to Atlantic gales, probably limited further succession but Orkney had its woods. It still has a few. Berriedale Wood in Hoy is officially Britain’s most northerly, natural woodland.

Scotland’s ancient forest Woodland expanded and reached a peak around 6,000 years ago. Wildlife flourished in a mosaic of trees, heath, grassland, scrub and bog.

In Scotland, ancient woodland is defined as land that is currently wooded and has been continually wooded since at least 1750. The wildlife communities, soils and structure of ancient woodlands have had the longest time to develop.