formación

Galician

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin formatio, formationem. Cognate with Catalan formació, Occitan formacion.

Pronunciation

 
  • IPA(key): (standard) /foɾmaˈθjoŋ/ [foɾ.maˈθjoŋ]
  • IPA(key): (seseo) /foɾmaˈsjoŋ/ [foɾ.maˈsjoŋ]

  • Rhymes: -oŋ
  • Hyphenation: for‧ma‧ción

Noun

formación f (plural formacións)

  1. formation (process or action)
  2. training, education

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin formātiōnem. Cognate with Catalan formació, Occitan formacion.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /foɾmaˈθjon/ [foɾ.maˈθjõn] (Spain)
  • IPA(key): /foɾmaˈsjon/ [foɾ.maˈsjõn] (Latin America, Philippines)
  • Rhymes: -on
  • Syllabification: for‧ma‧ción

Noun

formación f (plural formaciones)

  1. formation
  2. training, education
    formación profesional ― vocational training
    formación superior ― higher education
  3. alignment (ordered group of people)
  4. (geology) formation

Derived terms

Further reading

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