abreviación

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Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Ecclesiastical Latin abbreviātiō.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (standard) /abɾɛbjaˈθjoŋ/
  • IPA(key): (seseo) /abɾɛbjaˈsjoŋ/

  • Rhymes: -oŋ
  • Hyphenation: a‧bre‧via‧ción

Noun

abreviación f (plural abreviacións)

  1. shortening, abridgement
  2. (linguistics) reduction

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Ecclesiastical Latin abbreviātiōnem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /abɾebjaˈθjon/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /abɾebjaˈsjon/
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: a‧bre‧via‧ción

Noun

abreviación f (plural abreviaciones)

  1. shortening, abridgement
  2. (linguistics) reduction

Usage notes

  • In Spanish there are several types of reductions that can happen to language: abreviatura (“abbreviation”), acortamiento (“shortening”), acrónimo (“phonetic acronym”), sigla (“any acronym”), símbolo (“symbol”).

Further reading

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