DictionaryRoot: -ion
German
-ion
instrument-name ending
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noun / adjective
accordion
uh-KOR-dee-un/əˈkɔːrdiən/
A bellows-driven musical instrument with keys or buttons.
Etymology
Akkord means a musical chord or concord of sounds. The instrument’s name uses that musical sense of harmony, with an ending modeled on names such as clarion.