educación
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See also: educacion
Asturian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ēducātiō, ēducātiōnem. Cognate with Catalan educació, Occitan educacion.
Pronunciation
Noun
educación f (plural educaciones)
- education (process or art of imparting knowledge, skill and judgment)
Related terms
Further reading
- Academia de la Llingua Asturiana (2000). Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana (1ª edición). →ISBN. on-line version.
Galician
Alternative forms
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin ēducātiōnem. Cognate with Catalan educació, Occitan educacion.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -oŋ
- Hyphenation: e‧du‧ca‧ción
Noun
educación f (uncountable)
Related terms
Further reading
- “educación”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “educación”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “educación”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin ēducātiōnem. By surface analysis, educar + -ción. Cognate with Catalan educació, Occitan educacion.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /edukaˈθjon/
- IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /edukaˈsjon/
Audio (Colombia): (file) - Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: e‧du‧ca‧ción
Noun
educación f (plural educaciones)
- education
- upbringing
- manners, etiquette
- Es de mala educación hablar con la boca llena.
- It's bad manners to speak with your mouth full.
Derived terms
Further reading
- “educación”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10