devastación

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Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin dēvāstātiō.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (standard) /debastaˈθjoŋ/
  • IPA(key): (seseo) /debastaˈsjoŋ/

  • Rhymes: -oŋ
  • Hyphenation: de‧vas‧ta‧ción

Noun

devastación f (plural devastacións)

  1. devastation

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin dēvāstātiōnem. By surface analysis, devastar +‎ -ción.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /debastaˈθjon/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /debastaˈsjon/
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: de‧vas‧ta‧ción

Noun

devastación f (plural devastaciones)

  1. devastation

Further reading

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