-idion
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a diminutive suffix occurring in loanwords from Greek: enchiridion.
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“Was” is used for the indicative past tense of “to be,” and “were” is only used for the subjunctive past tense.
Compare -idium.
Origin of -idion
From Greek
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How to use -idion in a sentence
To de ts tou mkous synaireses idion tn tas eutheias inas echontn organn, hin' epispasntai ti.
On the Natural Faculties|Galen