inanición
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin inānītiōnem, from inānīre (“to make empty”), from inānis (“empty, vain”); see inane.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /inaniˈθjon/ [i.na.niˈθjõn] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /inaniˈsjon/ [i.na.niˈsjõn] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -on
- Syllabification: i‧na‧ni‧ción
Noun
inanición f (plural inaniciones)
- starvation, inanition
- Synonym: consunción
Further reading
- “inanición”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024