contracción

Galician

Alternative forms

contraçom, contração (reintegrationist)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin contractiōnem.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (standard) /kontɾakˈθjoŋ/ [kon̪.t̪ɾɑkˈθjoŋ]
IPA^(key): (seseo) /kontɾakˈsjoŋ/ [kon̪.t̪ɾɑkˈsjoŋ]

Rhymes: -oŋ
Hyphenation: con‧trac‧ción

Noun

contracción f (plural contraccións)

contraction

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin contractiōnem.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /kontɾaɡˈθjon/ [kõn̪.t̪ɾaɣ̞ˈθjõn]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /kontɾaɡˈsjon/ [kõn̪.t̪ɾaɣ̞ˈsjõn]
Rhymes: -on
Syllabification: con‧trac‧ción

Noun

contracción f (plural contracciones)

contraction

Related terms

Further reading

“contracción”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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